It's just that she is very curious now and wants to know how Zhao Yuanxun plans to deal with it.

"You don't have to worry about this, just go to school and paint." Zhao Yuanxun's answer was the same as that of all fathers, which made Zhao Ruxi helpless.

This is treating her like a child.

"You've been tired for a day. Go back and rest early." Zhu said.

Zhao Ruxi said goodbye and came out, leading Qing Feng to the Bamboo Garden, when she saw Zhao Ruxin standing there with her maids, her back to them, seeming to be admiring the green bamboo on the courtyard wall.

"Third sister." Zhao Ruxi called out, curious in her heart.

Zhao Ruxin's aunt is an honest person and rarely goes out. Zhao Ruxin herself is also a quiet woman. Because she is engaged and will get married soon, she has been embroidering the dowry in preparation for the wedding, and she doesn't even visit the courtyard gate.

How to get out.

She usually eats with her aunt, so Zhao Ruxi hasn't seen her much since she came back.

"Fifth sister." When Zhao Ruxin heard the voice, she turned around and bowed to Zhao Ruxi.

Zhao Ruxi returned the gesture and invited her in.

After Yicui served tea and the two of them exchanged some pleasantries, Zhao Ruxin said, "I heard that Fifth Sister's painting is very good. I happened to be worried about the color of the quilt and didn't know what color to embroider.

My aunt suggested that I come to my sister for advice, so I came to bother her."

Zhao Ruxi wondered: "Well, all I draw are portraits, and they are drawn with charcoal strips. I know nothing about patterns. To be honest with Third Sister, I have never embroidered flowers before."

Zhao Ruxin said in surprise: "No way? Didn't Mrs. Xu teach you embroidery when my sister was in the Xu family before?"

After speaking, she quickly covered her mouth and apologized: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to mention my sister's past. It's just a little strange."

"It's okay." Zhao Ruxi waved her hand, "My adoptive mother taught me. It's just that I'm clumsy and can't learn it."

When Zhao Ruxin saw Zhao Ruxi's refusal, she didn't know whether it was because she really didn't know how or because she was unwilling to teach her. It was just that the two of them couldn't talk anymore that day.

She said a few more polite words and stood up to say goodbye.

After sending her away and returning, Zhao Ruxi curiously asked Aunt Yuan: "Why is she here? I have never seen her talking to me before."

Aunt Yuan is an old man in the uncle's house. Although she usually doesn't like to stir up trouble, she still understands the temperament of the master in the house.

She said: "The third girl is nothing. Madam has always been good to her children. Even though she was a concubine, she didn't treat her badly. It's just the third girl's mother-in-law, Aunt Meng, who has a motherly heart and wants to make plans for her."

Seeing Zhao Ruxi's doubtful expression, Dianjiang explained with a smile: "Miss, you don't know yet, right? That day Mr. Kumu came to accept you as his disciple, and there were many servants in the house present. With this news, everyone

Don’t you know? They say that because of you, the third young master has a bright future. So Aunt Meng asked the third young lady to come and get close to you, probably for future plans. In the future, when you get married, you sisters can also take care of each other.

.”

Zhao Ruxi sighed as soon as she heard the word "marry".

"Girl, have you never learned embroidery before?" Grandma Yuan asked.

Zhao Ruxi immediately became vigilant, looked at Aunt Yuan and said, "You know how much homework I have to do in the academy every day. Auntie can't tell my mother to let me learn embroidery. How can anyone in this world be proficient in everything?"

Man? I only have so little time. If I try to learn embroidery again, I will be exhausted."

"Let's not talk about embroidery. You must be able to do a little needlework, right? From now on, you will have to make all my uncle's underwear." Aunt Yuan said disapprovingly.

Zhao Ruxi sneered: "Then let him marry an embroiderer."

Aunt Yuan: "..."

Zhao Ruxi ignored them. After taking a bath, she polished her ink and started looking at a piece of paper in a daze.

She held a painting training class some time ago. She received 36,000 taels of silver. After deducting the tuition fees given by her master and senior brother, she could not spend it. What she could use for investment was 27,000 taels of silver. Tomorrow, senior brother said that he would let her go

It would cost twelve thousand taels to transfer the property. In other words, she had fifteen thousand taels left on hand.

This is cash money.

In addition, Master asked Senior Brother Wu to spread the news that the emperor gave her a shop as a meeting gift, and she also blackmailed a shop in Jiangnan from Xiao Lingyan. She planned to use these two shops to run a bank, but

For a while, the jade she wanted couldn't be found. This was a troublesome thing.

In fact, now that she has a farm and a shop, she also has the means to make money. But because she lacks one thing, her business cannot be successful.

This is manpower.

The right manpower.

She needs a shrewd shopkeeper, a capable assistant, someone she can trust who can be sent to the south to find people who mine jade, and craftsmen who cut and polish jade.

Although she can buy people, she can always buy similar people by casting a wide net among various brokers in the capital.

But for those who have just been bought, loyalty and understanding of abilities are problematic, and it takes time to slowly cultivate and adapt.

But what she lacks most now is time.

She had to earn enough money in two years to buy a house and land in Jiangnan, and then find a way to move her family there.

She also wants to make more money to help that guy Xiao Ke.

Although she didn't want to pay attention to him, she couldn't really throw all the burden on him and run away alone. She couldn't be so heartless and unrighteous. While saving the lives of herself and her family, she hoped to help him as much as possible.

Two years were very tense for her, and even more tense for Xiao Ke. He had to make plans, he had to mobilize all his forces to prevent the defeat two years later, and he had to deal with a series of consequences that would follow.

Targeting and conspiracy. And all of this requires money.

She can't give him much help politically, but she can solve his worries in this area financially. So she has to make money, make a lot of money.

But the problem comes back again, she can't make money by herself, she needs help.

Holding the pen to the white paper, she didn't write the last word. She put down the pen and sighed heavily: "Sleep!"

The next morning she still got up early and went to the academy.

As soon as she arrived at the gate of the academy, the gatekeeper said: "Miss Zhao, congratulations to you. I heard that you got the first place in the academy. Mrs. Cui ordered the slave to tell the girl that after the girl came to the academy, she went directly to find her.

she."

"Thank you, mama." Zhao Ruxi took the bag of snacks from Qing Feng and gave it to the gatekeeper. Then she entered the academy and went to the courtyard where Mrs. Cui stayed.
Chapter completed!