fisherwoman

"Ma'am, this is the medicine you asked me to grab." A Li walked in carrying a bundle, put it on the table, opened it, and inside were small paper packets.

There was a faint herbal smell in the room.

"Put it in the bathroom!" Lin Xueman came over, took a paper bag, opened it, and looked at it. Except for the petals, she couldn't name the other herbs, but according to the prescription left by Su Yunniang, it was always unrecognizable. It would be wrong, she sniffed it, and there was a clear fragrance, she thought the smell of medicine would be quite strong!

"Bathroom?" A Li was stunned for a moment, didn't this happen?

"Well, I've been feeling unwell recently, and I can't take medicine, so I tried these external medicines." Lin Xueman replied lightly, she didn't want to use up her good youth to get pregnant and have children...

"Yes!" Ah Li replied, but a hint of doubt suddenly arose in her heart, but Madam didn't want to say anything, so she naturally wouldn't ask in detail, so she went to the bathroom to put the medicine away, then came out again, and saw Lin Xueman writing in front of the desk. The one who wrote the drawing asked, "Ma'am, what are you doing?"

"Oh, I want to draw a sketch of a restaurant, but I can't draw it well. Forget it, let Shunzi do it!" Lin Xueman shook her head and said with a smile, "Find something to do, so you don't have to stay at home all day. bored to death!"

"Ma'am, do you really want to open a restaurant?" Ali asked in surprise, she thought it was just a proposal.

"Of course, when can I talk about it? It's just that there were too many things a few days ago and I didn't have time to plan this matter."

"In the minds of slaves and maidservants, Madam should enjoy the blessings instead of working outside to earn money. That's a man's business." A Li laughed.

"Ali, remember that no matter what a woman's status is, a woman must be self-reliant and should not be blindly attached to a man. Only when she is financially independent can she be spiritually independent. Otherwise, everything is empty talk. Rely on men's favor Days are not enough..." Lin Xueman sat down and said seriously, "In this world, relying on no one is better than relying on yourself!"

"But we women obey our father at home and obey our husband when we get married. How can we be independent? Have we ever gone out alone?" A Li was at a loss, the magistrate's wife was always different from the women she knew before...

"Ali, I mean independence. I don't mean going out alone, but as a woman, you have to support yourself. You have your own income and you can't just rely on men. Only in this way can we women win the respect of men. If you rely on men everywhere, you will be passive no matter what, then you have wronged yourself." Lin Xueman looked at this ancient woman and smiled. "Ali, you have been with me for almost a year. I know what you are like. Let me ask you, do you want to be a self-reliant daughter-in-law who doesn't rely on men for money?"

"I think." A Li's eyes lit up, and then dimmed again, "But I, I don't know anything, I don't depend on men, anyone..."

"Ali, you are not young anymore, and you can't always follow me. You will get married sooner or later, so, in this restaurant in Bingzhou, I want you to learn how to manage it. That way, your horizons will be broadened a lot. In the future, No matter where you marry, there will always be a way to make a living, I don't want you to just be a servant for the rest of your life, I just hope that those who leave my side will have a better life."

"No, Ma'am, Ah Li, don't leave you. Wherever Madam goes, Ah Li will follow. I hope Madam will not dislike Ah Li's clumsiness, and don't drive Ah Li away." Hearing this, Ah Li hurried forward and said with tears in her eyes.

"Ali, you misunderstood. I didn't mean to drive you away, but there is always a banquet in the world. I think you will understand!"

"I understand." Ali wiped away her tears embarrassingly, and said, "But ma'am, Bingzhou is not Yuzhou, not Longtan Town, and it's not good to open restaurants. Look at the restaurants on the street. The business is not warm, even the Yipin I can't even drive it!"

"Ali, how can people in business say that their business is booming?" Lin Xueman smiled, "If they say that business is average, then it means a lot!"

"But, that Yipinju is really closed!" Ali said hurriedly, "When I was going to buy medicine just now, I passed by there and saw several carriages parked at the door, and several people were moving things there. I heard from the people next to me that , they are going to other places."

"Really?" Lin Xue stood up abruptly, and said anxiously, "Why didn't you say it earlier?" After speaking, she hurried out.

Say it earlier?Ah Li is at a loss, I don't know that you want to know about this?

When she came to her senses, she chased to the door and saw that Lin Xueman had already got into the carriage and left in a hurry.

"Speaking of which, Madam made me laugh. In fact, we wanted to leave a few days ago. The reason why my husband took over the hundred-day banquet at the mansion was to make Yipinju lively again. Don't let people think that we are just a party." I just left." The proprietress still received Lin Xueman with crooked eyes, and said, "This time, we are going to the capital, and the business will be more prosperous than here!"

"The capital city is an imperial capital, so it is naturally prosperous, and the business will definitely be more prosperous." Lin Xueman smiled.

"Madam." The proprietress looked around reluctantly, and sighed, "We're leaving this time, and we won't come back again. This house will always be sold..."

A short, fat, middle-aged man walked past the two of them holding a piece of red paper. Lin Xueman glanced at it and saw that it was a notice to sell the house, and said calmly: "I don't know this house, the boss wants How much to sell, if the price is right, I think I can consider it."

Hearing this, the man stopped, turned around, and looked at the proprietress.

The two froze for a moment, and then their eyes lit up.

Lin Xueman caught this gaze, and smiled faintly, "A few days ago, I built a backyard, and after calculation, the price of goods in this state is not high, I think, if I open a restaurant here, even if I don't earn much, I want to come here. It should be enough for daily expenses!"

When the boss heard the words, he understood immediately. He walked over, sat beside his wife, laughed and said, "Madam is really smart. Before we have an offer, let's stop our mouths first. Okay, I'll give you an offer." I like to deal with smart people, so we don’t have to go around in circles. Open the skylight and speak honestly. I spent 200 taels of this first-class house two years ago when I built it, but my reputation here in the past two years is also very good. How much? I also accumulated some repeat customers, so..."

The boss said, turned to look at his wife, the lady boss nodded to him, and said: "So, our reserve price is 300 taels, if the price is lower, let's stop talking, let's not talk about other things, just me In this corner, you will never find another place in Bingzhou City!"

"Deal!" Lin Xueman replied without hesitation.

"Ma'am, such a big matter, we should wait for the adults to come back to discuss it." Seeing that Lin Xueman came back in a hurry to get the money, Ah Li persuaded, "Speaking of which, we still spent an extra 100 taels of silver! If we build it ourselves, Maybe even 200 taels can't be spent..." If the two came back to quarrel because of this matter, it would be worthless in the end.

"Discuss? Then tell me, where is your lord? Can you find it?" Lin Xueman hurriedly walked out, ordering people to bring money, and said, "If someone else bought Yipinju, wouldn't I have another one?" Competitors? If I miss such an opportunity, why should I open a restaurant!"

Once again, A Li watched the carriage leave in the dust and shook her head. Could this be the independence that Madam said?

Probably!

After all, the silver is her own, not her husband's...

She had no choice but to go back to the house, pack up a few clothes and put them in the tub, ready to go to the yard to wash, just sat down, but saw Xiao Chengyu striding in, as soon as he came in, he asked: "Where is Madam?"

"Madam has gone out." A Li said with lowered eyes, if he found out, would he be angry?

"Where did you go?" Xiao Chengyu asked again, "Is anyone following?"

"Yes, they went to Yipinju." A Li raised her head as if she had done something wrong, and said, "Madam went to see the house, and she said yes, she said she was going to buy Yipinju!"

"Buy a next-class house?" Xiao Chengyu frowned upon hearing this, how can this woman be so troublesome, she really wants to be serious!After finishing speaking, he turned around and went back to the front yard. He was looking for her not for any reason, but as soon as he came back from the outside, he would habitually come back to see her.

At this time, another carriage stopped at the gate of the government office, and someone jumped out of the carriage hastily.

"Who is it?" The yamen guard at the door stopped him.

"I'm looking for Ms. Lin, please let me know!" The visitor seemed anxious.

"Miss Lin?" The yamen servant frowned, "We don't have any Miss Lin here?"

"How come? I personally sent her here the day before yesterday, how could it not?" The man said in a serious manner, "Was it the young master's hundred days in the house yesterday? Our lady came to congratulate the young master."

"But the people who came to the house to congratulate him have already left!" The yamen servant said expressionlessly, "The Miss Lin you mentioned seems to have left the day before yesterday, and I didn't see her yesterday."

"How could it be? But we didn't see her?" The man was taken aback, "Please inform me, I want to see Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao."

"Master Xiao is on business, how can I have time to see you, our wife is out, if you are willing to wait, just wait for a while."

"No, I must see Mr. Xiao. Ask me why you don't want me to see Mr. Xiao." The man couldn't help but raised his voice and said loudly, "Master Xiao, I want to see Mr. Xiao."

"Presumptuous, what kind of place do you think this is, how can you make a loud noise here?" the yamen servant said angrily.

"What's the matter?" Hearing the commotion, the teacher poked his head out.

"I'm in a hurry and I need to find Lord Xiao." The man said hurriedly, "The day before yesterday, I personally sent my young lady here. It was agreed that she would stay for a few hours and then follow the next round, but I waited for a day. I didn’t see Miss, so I had to find this place, and I hope the official will accommodate me and ask if my lady is still in the house.” (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets, you Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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