The daily life of a charming girl who made a fortune in ancient times

Chapter 170 The Marriage of the Gu and Lu Family

On the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, while Lin Ruyu was waiting in the study in the front yard for the steward who came back from Changzhou to report the annual accounts, she received a letter sent by Shen Ge.

A thick letter.In the letter, Shen Ge briefly talked about the several assassinations they avoided after they left Xuanzhou, leaving the other party with nowhere to attack and had to set up an ambush in the first line of the gorge. "It was the biggest guard with the five-ring sword on his back. I took him down by myself, by myself."

Lin Ruyu could imagine that at this moment, he must be wagging the wolf's tail and raising the wolf's head, proudly waiting for her to praise him.If the praise is not enough, he will act like a baby.

Lin Ruyu couldn't help laughing, and put away the channel, "After crossing the Yixian Gorge, it's Xiacai, and after passing Xiacai, it's Hao Lianzhai. Calculated according to the time, they should return to Wusha Town today."

Xianyin followed Xu Chuan from Xingyang for reinforcements and had never been to Wusha Town.But Luo Xian has been there before, "A strong dragon does not overwhelm a local snake, and when we arrive in Wusha Town, the people of Prince An's Mansion will not be able to easily get a bargain."

Xianyin was a little worried, "Wusha Town is not far from Wolongdi, there must be many lackeys of Prince An's Mansion there. If the son of Prince An calls Wolongdi's troops, it may not be easy for my uncle to deal with it."

Lin Ruyu was not too worried about this, "The officials sent by the imperial court should be able to reach Wolongdi a year ago. Didn't it mean that General Shen Cunyu is also here? With her in charge, Wolongdi should not dare to act rashly."

For the first time, Xianyin showed a big smile in front of Lin Ruyu, "Even if the soldiers from the Wolong Embankment come out together, don't even think about stepping over the little general's horse!"

Luo Xian had a disapproving expression on his face, "Just relying on them, you still want to stand in front of the little general?"

Lin Ruyu...

Well, she became more and more curious about this 17-year-old No. [-] female player in the summer.I don't know if Shen Ge is related to her going south this time. What kind of scene will it be when she meets Shen Ge?
Yuying came in and said, "Girl, Manager Wu from Changzhou is here."

Lin Ruyu regained consciousness, "Ask him to come in."

Changzhou is the estuary of the Yangtze River, an important port in the south of Daxia, and a distribution center for goods.The Lin family set up a branch in Changzhou mainly for purchasing and selling bulk goods.In modern terms, the Changzhou branch of the Lin family is the Changzhou procurement and sales department of the Lin family firm, and Guanshi Wu is the head of the procurement and sales department.

Guanshi Wu has been able to hold this position for six years, and his ability must be outstanding.Lin Ruyu respects capable shopkeepers and managers.

Lin Ruyu is now one of the principals of the Lin family. After punishing the shopkeeper of the shipping company and turning the fine silk into treasure, the shopkeepers and stewards of the Lin family are respectful in front of Lin Ruyu.

Manager Wu, who was thin, black and short-bearded, entered the room and bowed respectfully, "Wu Xulun, manager of the Changzhou branch, met the girl."

Lin Ruyu raised her hand to ask him to sit down, first asked her about the situation of her third aunt Lin Huilian who married to Changzhou, then asked about the business of the store, and finally mentioned the silk Gu family in a casual manner.

Because the climate is suitable for planting mulberry and raising silkworms, the silk industry in Changzhou is also very prosperous. Changzhou is also one of the main producing areas for Linjia Silk and Satin Village to purchase silk.When Wu Guanshi purchases silk, he naturally has to deal with various silk shops in Changzhou.

The girl called him here on a special trip and asked about the Gu family. Steward Wu didn't think the girl was gossiping, so he replied respectfully, "I bought a total of 130 pieces of high-grade silk from the Gu family this year, 450 and [-] pieces of medium-grade silk, and a little bit of low-grade silk." There are [-] pieces of defective silk, and the price is the lowest price of the Gu family, and every transaction is recorded in the account book."

Lin Ruyu, who had just received the account book and hadn't looked through it yet, asked again, "I checked our purchases from Gu's family. Last year was lower than the year before, and this year is lower than last year. Why?"

Manager Wu replied, "Ms. Gu, because the quality and total number of silks spun by the Gu family are not as good as each year."

Lin Ruyu continued to ask, "What happened to the Gu family's business?"

Seeing that the girl was particularly interested in the Gu family, Steward Wu explained in detail, "The Gu family has not had enough sericulture in the past two years, so the weaving lady has nothing to do. The third aunt's husband's family took the opportunity to poach more than 20 high-quality silk from the Gu family in June this year. The loss of these people made the Gu family's silk even worse. Gu Jing, the young master of the Gu family, took people to the Qian's house to make a big fuss, and the scene was very ugly."

Lin Ruyu raised her eyebrows, "The Qian family started the silk business?"

"Yes, the Qian family took over the mulberry field from another family and started a silk business. Grandma Sangu once called the villain over and ordered the villain to buy silk from the Qian family. In September, the villain bought [-] bolts of Qian's low-grade silk. , also recorded in the account." Wu Guanshi replied.

Lin Ruyu asked again, "It sounds like this Young Master Gu's family is not prudent enough."

Manager Wu replied, "Gu Shaodong's family is 16 years old, and they only started to intervene in the family business this year. They are indeed a little edgy. Maybe the girl hasn't heard that the Gu family and the Shouzhou Liangdao Escort have married. A few days ago, at the uncle's auction At the meeting, the person who competed with Zhao Shaodong's family for the jade to ward off evil spirits was Lu Daoliang, the chief escort of the Liangdao Escort Bureau. The villain guessed that the chief escort Lu robbed the jade to ward off evil spirits in order to make a dowry for his jewel."

Lin Ruyu pretended to be curious and asked, "Why did Chief Lu choose a son-in-law for his daughter who is fraught with things?"

It is extremely normal for a little girl's family to be interested in various marriages.Steward Wu told the girl everything he knew to relieve the girl's boredom, "As far as I know, Miss Lu has been weak and sick since she was a child. Chief Lu's escort asked an expert to give her a divination, and the divination said that she was looking for a Only the husband-in-law of a girl with the horoscope Wanglu can guarantee her a long life."

Lin Ruyu asked, "So, the marriage between Lu and Gu's family was initiated by Lu's family, and Gu Shaodong's family's horoscope can make Wanglu girl?"

Seeing some hesitation on Guan Wu's face, Lin Ruyu asked, "But what's wrong with this marriage?"

Manager Wu hesitated for a while, but still said it out, "A villain should not talk about things that are inaccurate, but when the girl asks, the villain will talk too much, please don't be offended. The villain listens to people say The Gu family took a fancy to Miss Lu's generous dowry, so they secretly changed Gu Jing's horoscope for this reason."

Lin Ruyu's eyes lit up, and she asked again, "Is it the Gu family who brought this up to the steward?"

Manager Wu responded, "It's Shi Liang, the husband of Nanny Gu Jing. He is in charge of the Gu family's silk shipments. When he drinks too much, he doesn't keep the door open. Because the villain also likes to drink a few sips of wine, he often looks for the little one. People eat wine. But please rest assured, girl, villains never drink too much, let alone talk too much."

Everyone in the room was amused by Manager Wu, Lin Ruyu also asked with a smile, "Is Gu Shaodong's family satisfied with this marriage?"

"Dissatisfied." Manager Wu answered this point with great certainty, "Shi Liang said that Gu Jing had a big fuss at home when he was discussing the marriage, and he only accepted it because Patriarch Gu gave him three shops."

If the Gu family really changed Gu Jing's horoscope in order to get Miss Lu's dowry to alleviate the family business crisis.Then after Miss Lu's death, if Lu Daoliang found out about it, he would really kill the Gu family in a rage.

(End of this chapter)