Although Jiang Lu knew that Jiang Wei's arrangement was the most appropriate, as their father and uncle, he actually let a junior come to shame him, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

Jiang Wen took Jiang Lu and dragged him to pay. She was afraid that Jiang Lu would be stubborn again and wanted him to pay and leave quickly without any embarrassing behavior, especially since Qin Fengxi and others were here.

time.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Lu became really stubborn. He broke away from her hand and walked up to Mo Yinniang and said, "This lady, can you take a step to speak."

Mo Yinniang was about twenty-eight or nine, dressed as a woman. She respectfully waited beside Qin Fengxi.

Although he runs such a large Jinlu Pavilion and is the boss, the clothes he wears are not flashy. Instead, he feels like he has returned to his original nature.

When Jiang Lu was talking to her, she glanced at Qin Fengxi subconsciously. After all, Qin Fengxi had a valuable status, so she couldn't just abandon the distinguished guest and walk away. If the general was angry, her small shop couldn't bear it. When Qin Fengxi nodded, she immediately

He changed his expression and saluted Jiang Lu and said, "If you have any orders from me, please follow me to the rest room to talk."

I heard that Mo Yinniang was a widow. Her husband died ten years ago. In order to survive, she relied on her own skills to open a garment shop. After ten years of operation, it became Jinlu Pavilion today.

A woman who manages so well in such a world is naturally not an ordinary woman.

I saw that she completely changed into the posture that a businesswoman should have. When talking and laughing, she was no longer the respectful and solemn one she had just faced Qin Fengxi. She led Jiang Lu to the rest room in a manner that was partly flattering and partly charming.

Sure enough, in front of Qin Fengxi, few people dared to neglect him.

Mu Langning recognized Jiang Wei as the girl who pushed her last time. She still remembered that the girl was young at that time, but decisive and had a bad demeanor. She thought she was a noble girl from some family who was so overbearing. She was completely different from the good girl she is today.

people.

She felt unhappy with Jiang Wei, but she didn't say anything rude. Seeing that the family was struggling, she wasn't stupid enough to lower herself to care about him.

Qin Fengxi had no intention of leaving. She also stood watching the show. When she had nothing to do, she would habitually stand very elegantly and look up and down to admire her hands. Her hands were well maintained, and her fingers were slender and delicate.

Especially the fingernails, they are beautifully trimmed and well-shaped, and you won’t get tired of them for a long time.

Jiang Wen failed to stop Jiang Lu, so she couldn't help but hold her forehead. It seemed that his father was not able to speak in a surprising way again.

Mo Yinniang thought that Jiang Lu would say something important to her and act so solemnly about it.

Who would have thought that Jiang Lu, who was so tall and strong, would actually blush there and look at Mo Yinniang with a shy expression but hesitated to speak.

Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Mo Yinniang was not in a hurry. She smiled and poured a cup of tea for Jiang Lu and said, "Master, don't be anxious. Speak slowly. I am listening."

When Jiang Lu saw Mo Yinniang, who owned such a big industry, calling him "master", thinking that he didn't even have the money to buy clothes for his daughter, how could he be qualified to be her "master"? He felt even more uncomfortable and said anxiously: "I

Not some kind of master."

Mo Yinniang didn't say anything, still had a smile on her face, and waited patiently for Jiang Lu to speak.

Jiang Lu had never felt so embarrassed before. He felt like he was sweating all over his body. It was so difficult to say what he wanted to say. He couldn't even satisfy his daughter's small request, and he felt useless.

He decided to risk it all, closed his eyes and said, "Please Madam Mo, please lend me a skirt on credit, and I will send it to Madam after I pay my salary."

Jiang Lu's words stunned Mo Yinniang for a moment, and she was a little stunned, thinking that she heard wrongly.

But seeing Jiang Lu looking at her seriously, fearing that she would disagree, she found it funny again.

Her Jinlu Pavilion only sells women's clothing. The people who come in and out are the wives of high-ranking officials or the daughters of wealthy families. Very few men come in. Today, since General Feng, a very noble man, came to accompany his cousin to choose clothes, she had to accompany her in person. .

There was such a cute and honest big guy again. He asked her to borrow a dress on credit. I thought it was very funny for a while.

No one in her Jinlu Pavilion has ever dared to take credit, and there is no precedent of giving credit to others. The words of rejection were on her lips, but she saw the other person's big eyes looking at her expectantly, and her face was red with embarrassment. For a moment, I couldn't blurt it out anymore.

He just wanted to buy a piece of clothing that he liked for his daughters. Although it was not a very great feat, the act of begging others for credit for his daughter's sake was very high.

It's a blessing to be treated with such care and respect, even without too much money. I'm very blessed to be his daughter.

Facing the serious and intense eyes, she smiled and nodded.

He actually jumped up as excitedly as a child getting candy from an adult, held her hand and said thank you with great gratitude, and then rushed out to tell Jiang Wei the good news and let her choose the dress she liked.

Qin Fengxi turned around and left without waiting for Jiang Lu to come out.

Jiang Wei didn't know why, she didn't know what Jiang Lu said to Mo Yinniang inside, and when he came out, he asked her to choose a dress.

After telling Jiang Wei the good news, Jiang Lu happily entered the lounge again. Seeing Mo Yinniang sitting there quietly, he carefully shouted: "Mrs. Mo?"

When Mo Yinniang came back to her senses, what she saw was the concerned and worried look on his face, and she immediately asked with a smile: "Does the master have anything else to do?"

When Jiang Lu saw Mo Yinniang's expression just now, he thought she was worried about the profit from selling clothes on credit, but he didn't expect that someone who opened such a big Jinlu Pavilion would be so worried.

In order to relieve her worries, he said to Mo Yinniang frankly: "Ms. Mo, don't worry that I won't default on your debt. Although my salary is not much, only three or three taels per month, I still have eight taels per month at home." .Madam, let’s do some calculations and see how much is left between the three skirts. From now on, I will send money to Madam on this day every month.”

Mo Yinniang secretly thought it was funny, how could she care about such a small amount of money? She wanted to say no, but she saw that he was so serious.

He thought for a while and said, "How about I give you five taels of silver every month from now on, and only give it three times?"

Jiang Lu readily agreed and asked if he wanted to establish a written document. Mo Yinniang shook her head and said she believed him, so the two of them didn't have to worry too much and just decided.

On the way back, the three girls looked at the skirts in their hands. They had mixed emotions. They liked the skirt very much, but they all felt that the skirt was a bit too expensive. Not only did they spend money, but they also gained Jiang Lu's face.

Jiang Lu was very nervous and very happy all the way. He felt that although he had lost face today, he did not regret doing so at all, as long as the little girls were happy.

And I am thinking that I will definitely remember to pay back the money every month.

Jiang Wen felt unhappy in her heart. She thought that the pile of clothes that Mu Langning had selected were the top-grade ones from Jinlu Pavilion. She felt no burden to buy them, as if she could buy them as long as she liked them.

In their family, they choose such a few ordinary pieces of clothing from Jinlu Pavilion, but they still have to piece them together to the point of selling them out.

It can be seen that this is the biggest difference between the upper class and the lower class people like them.

Although the Jiang family is well-known in Yuncheng County, in Jizhou City as a whole, it is not in the mainstream and cannot be ranked high. On weekdays, the Jiang family also practices frugality and does not live in luxury.

Although the Jiang family has money and property, it is all in the hands of the Tang family. With the Tang family as the housekeeper, although they have money every month and have no worries about food and clothing, they cannot live a carefree life like this. The free and easy life is not what she wants.

of.

In modern times, she is a work-centered person who works hard on her own, strives for promotion and salary increase, and spends the money she earns as she pleases.

Nowadays, everything is stretched thin.

Not only because of money, but also because of status.

Back in the Cheng Mansion, those girls were able to humiliate and ridicule them so unscrupulously and insult the Jiang family, wasn't it just because they were higher than them and had more power that they had no fear?

Grandfather Jiang Yi is now in his fifties and only graduated from the seventh rank. His second uncle is a little more specialized in research. He is in his early thirties and is now at the eighth rank. If a few years pass, his future may be better than that of his grandfather.

Not to mention Jiang Lu, he has always been a ninth-grade halberd commander, but has made little progress and future for so many years.

Although she knew there was no shortcut to success, she really didn't want to just sit back and wait for death.

Since the road of being a good minister is slow, she doesn't mind doing things to flatter and curry favor with the powerful.

Since Mu came to Jizhou City, Qin Fengxi would go to Mu's house every day morning or night to say hello. If she had time, she would have a meal with her.

I heard from the doctor last time that his mother's disease was mainly caused by slow blood circulation, except for poor removal of lochia during childbirth. It was more often caused by long-term depression of mood and will, or living in cold areas for a long time.

Gyeonggi is indeed colder. Although it snows and is colder in Jizhou City in winter, it is better than Gyeonggi. Therefore, when it comes to life, Mu's life in Jizhou City is definitely better than that in Gyeonggi.

Furthermore, his father used to be stationed in Jizhou City all year round and rarely went home, so the two of them rarely saw each other and were worried about each other. After his father left, his mother became even more sad and depressed.

Jizhou City has not been in charge since his father left.

The eldest uncle, Qin Chaozhuang, has left. The eldest brother Qin Fengzhong ascended the throne and became the duke of the country. He will handle the affairs of the duke's palace in the capital.

Qin Chaohe, the second uncle of the second house, led the second house and his family to station in Bingzhou.

Their third brother, Qin Fengbei, was a man who valued literature over martial arts. He recited poems and painted paintings all day long, talked about elegance, and was quite knowledgeable in business, so he was in charge of the Qin family's industry.

The Duke of Laozhen recommended Qin Fengxi, the Seventh Master, who was only eighteen years old at the time, to take charge of Jizhou City, saying that the sword needed sharpening. The Holy Lord had great trust in the Qin family and agreed. However, Qin Fengxi was young and had little experience.

Although some people bought into his father Qin Chaotang's past, many of them were disobedient and wanted to stir up trouble.

He spent three years, killing decisively, intimidating his subordinates, encircling and suppressing bandits many times, and scheming to retreat the enemy. He took the lead and implemented good policies, and only then did he establish some prestige in the army and the hearts of the people.

On the surface, he encountered several assassinations and sieges, and even some people poisoned and secretly killed him. He survived them all and stood alive in front of these people. This is how he gained the prestige of surrendering to everyone now.

In the past three years, his mother had to endure the death of her father, and then the death of her son who was not around to fulfill his filial piety, which really damaged her mentally.

He did not dare to disobey Mu too much. Except for government affairs, he mostly accommodated Mu.

Even if Mrs. Mu asked him to go shopping with Mu Langning, accompany them to burn incense and pray, visit the lake, etc., he agreed one by one.

Mu Shi was tossing all day long because she wanted him to develop a relationship with Mu Langning.

But although Mu Langning is good and pretty, she has been studying and writing since she was a child, and is well-educated. Based on her status and appearance, Mu Langning is a suitable candidate.
Chapter completed!