Hou Men Splendid

Chapter 32

Lin Wenxi was taken aback, she didn't expect her to ask this, she thought for a while and said, "That happened many years ago, your father and I were not even born yet."

Lin Wenxi only knew the general idea, "Many years ago, Feng'an was not so peaceful. There were many border wars. Master Shao was sent out to fight three months after he was newly married. Master Shao was the eldest son of Shao at that time, and Mrs. The eldest daughter-in-law had to stay in Shao's house to preside over the overall situation, so she didn't go with her, and a year later, Old Master Shao returned, but brought back a woman who was still pregnant, and she is now Mrs. Shao."

Mrs. Shao thinks that her husband has been away for more than a year, and there is no one to serve her. It is not a big deal to take a concubine and become pregnant. Whoever wants to bring this woman back, Mr. Shao was already married to her when he was at the border, isn't it? A concubine is a flat wife.

This incident caused quite a stir at the time. The woman Marquis Shao married was surnamed Gu. She was the eldest daughter of General Gu's mansion at that time. He, General Gu presided over this marriage for them.

Mrs. Shao was unwilling to accept it, but she had to accept it. The family background of the Gu family was quite different from her. There were many wars at that time, and military generals had more say in the court than civil servants. It is not certain that the caller is in charge.

No matter how aggrieved Mrs. Shao is, she has to be commensurate with the Gu sisters. It was two years after Gu gave birth to the eldest son that Mrs. Shao gave birth to the son of the Shaohou Mansion. The eldest son with knives and guns is more in his heart than the second son who is gentle and quiet.

"The Mrs. Shao passed away not long after giving birth to her youngest son. Master Shao straightened Mrs. Gu and became the current Mrs. Shao. At that time, she had already given birth to three sons for the Shao family. A few years ago you were in the palace. The young master of the Shao family I saw is the only son of the youngest son of Master Shao." These are also rumors, and only the person concerned knows the emotional entanglement between Master Shao and his two wives.

"In this way, Old Master Shao should be more fond of Mrs. Shao's children now, why would he bring the only son of his youngest son with him?"

"Probably because of guilt." Lin Wenxi patted her head, "Didn't you wonder why the young master of the Shao family didn't like to talk before?"

Lin Qingran nodded, and Lin Wenxi sighed, "It's also related to his parents. The fifth master of the Shao family and his wife died in an accident when he was very young. At that time, he was still very young and was taken away by Master Shao Raised by my side, I should have been very lively, but then I became quiet."

Lin Qingran was startled, that boy with clear eyes actually had such a sad past, "Father, how did his parents die?"

Lin Wenxi shook his head, "I don't know if it's rumored that someone happened to be murdered in an accident while delivering relief supplies."

An inexplicable sadness welled up in Lin Qingran's heart. I don't know if it was the sympathy for the young master of the Shao family, or the sorrow for the death of his parents in his previous life. His sour eyes were filled with tears, and it was too late to hide. Lin Wenxi saw it. Qing Ran muttered to cover up, "Then he is very pitiful."

"Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite, and life is not an easy thing." Lin Wenxi rubbed her hair, "Girl, you will understand many things after you get married, but you have to remember, father and mother , our Lin family will always be your home."

Lin Qingran nodded seriously, and looked up to pretend to be cute, "I know, dad will make the decision for me!"

Lin Wenxi laughed loudly, "Yes, my little five is right, dad will make decisions for you, and father and mother will always make decisions for you!"

In mid-December, more than half a month had passed since returning from the He family. Lin Qingran realized that she was worrying too much. When the elder sister wrote back, Mrs. He treated her as usual, and Mrs. He did not anger her because of this. Qin Suwan After sending them back to Rongcheng, after the marriage was settled, the stone that was pressing on the heart of her sister and her husband was gone. Between the lines, Lin Qingran could feel that her sister was really relieved this time.

From the New Year's gift sent by the He family, this sincerity is also evident, the matter is not serious, and the face is still there in front of outsiders, so it is easy to say anything.

Lin Qingran was busy counting how much money she had earned this year, and the profit of a Pingting Pavilion was better than she expected. Most of the ladies in Luodu City do not lack pocket money, and they like fresh and beautiful things. It will be able to flow to Lin Qingran. After all, he has gone through the baptism of what is called "advertising TV dramas". Leaflets are wanton and banners are flying. It is only through publicity that Pingting Pavilion can be known to everyone. The money earned is enough. A branch shop has been opened, but Lin Qingran intends to sell fine things, rare things are expensive.

After seeing the account clearly, Lin Qingran handed it to Si Qin to collect it, put the silver in two boxes, let Si Qi hold the other one, and went to Luoying Courtyard.

After entering the room and putting the box on the table, Lin Qingran said to Mrs. Lu, "Mother, this is earned from the shop this year." Opening the box, there were six ingots of silver and 300 taels.

Seeing her showing off, Mrs. Lu smiled, "It seems that mother doesn't need to prepare a dowry for you, you can earn it yourself."

"Mother, this is for you." Lin Qingran pushed the box, "Mother, write it down for me. This is earned this year, and there will be more next year."

Mrs. Lu also knew that the business of the shop run by her daughter was very good, and it could catch up with her several shops combined, but she didn't intend to accept the money, "You keep it for yourself, and you should learn how to take care of it, you The maids below have been with you for so many years, whoever is careful, you can hand over your silver taels to her for safekeeping, and when you get married in the future, although someone will take care of these things under your hands, but you The master must know better than them, so as not to be kept in the dark."

"Mom, I kept it for myself. It's for my mother." Lin Qingran smiled coquettishly, took her arm and said coquettishly, "Mother, you can keep it. Although it's not much, it's just a little bit of my daughter's kindness." what."

Mrs. Lu was speechless by her begging, and was very happy to be coaxed by her, "Okay, mother will take it." After that, seeing her smiling like this, she pinched her nose, "Why did I have a baby?" Little money fan."

"That's also a filial and good money fan." Lin Qingran added from the side, next to Lu's, squinted her eyes, greedily enjoying the closeness of this family

In the blink of an eye, it was the New Year's Eve. This year, my grandmother stayed in Luodu City, so they didn't have to go back. On the afternoon of the first day of the New Year, my uncle and his whole family came to pay New Year's greetings, and there were a lot more people in the family.

Kong's son is four years old this year. He is very clever. He yells when he sees anyone. After yelling at someone, he doesn't forget to ask for a red envelope.

On the day of the second day of junior high school, some students under Lin Wenxi's school came to pay New Year's greetings and give gifts. The family had a banquet for them, and they left until late at night.

On the fourth day of the new year, married Lin Qingyi and Lin Qingyan also came home to pay New Year's greetings. Lin Qingxuan was about to give birth and was too heavy to move, so Wei Shu came to pay New Year's greetings instead of his wife.

This continued to be lively until the fifth day, when the uncle's family went back, Lin Wenxi and Lu's family went to Lu's house again.

After the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, court officials began to go to the court to act. After the lively Lantern Festival, the academies also began to attend classes. This year was truly over.

Pingting Pavilion was opened on the day of Lantern Festival on the 15th, which is a good sign for the beginning of the new year on the day of Lantern Festival. Lin Qingran thought about the shop on West Street. At the end of the year, the shopkeeper of Pingting Pavilion mentioned that the shopkeeper of the teahouse had the intention of selling the shop. Lin Qingran looked at it twice and found that the location of the teahouse is good and the size is suitable. Just right for opening a restaurant.

The shopkeeper only sells and does not rent, which is what she wants. The rented shop will raise the rent on the ground when the business is good one day. Two silver, it depends on its location, like West Street, it is estimated to be 600 taels.

Lin Qingran didn't have so much money, but since she was opening a restaurant and making medicinal meals, she had to have a partner who provided the medicine. After returning home, Lin Qingran mentioned this matter when she was waiting for Wei Ming to come to ask for her grandmother's pulse .

Relying on the relationship between Lin Wenxi and Wei Ming, Wei Ming would come to Lin's family from time to time to see a doctor and ask for pulse for free over the years, prescribe medicine for those who feel unwell, and occasionally prescribe some recuperating prescriptions for those who don't feel unwell.

Lin Qingran waited for him to prescribe the medicine, and put the account books of Pingting Pavilion opened for half a year in front of Wei Ming. There was no need to look at the monthly income and expenditure, but the total profit at the end of the year, and then looked at Wei Ming, "Uncle Wei , how did you think about that matter?"

Seeing that she hadn't lost her mind, Wei Ming smiled, but the smile didn't last long. When he saw the amount on the account book, Wei Ming's expression turned into surprise.

It was beyond his expectations that a shop like this could make such a profit in half a year.

"Uncle Wei, there is a shop on West Street that I want to buy. It can be used to open a food workshop. If you think it is good, I will share the food workshop with you." Lin Qingran did not go around the circle, and said that both sides need to contribute. After a while, most of the money for the shop was paid by Wei Ming. Wei Ming also sent two doctors to take turns in the food workshop to check whether the medicinal food was qualified. It is better to send two fellows who are familiar with the properties of medicine, and Lin Qingran will pay part of the money, including the decoration of the shop, hiring people, and various recipes Leave it all to her, and she will also take care of the shop.

"Uncle Wei, you only need to pay these, and then you can wait to get the share every year." Lin Qingran looked at him with a smile, "If you agree, I will write the contract."

Wei Ming laughed, because he was afraid that he would go back on his word. It sounds really good. How much money you pay for buying a shop, you can still get it back if you sell it in the future. Wei Ming became a little interested in the way she said to open a shop, specializing in medicinal food, and also There is a doctor sitting in the town, and others seem to be serious, at least the word "authentic" is occupied, but I don't know what this girl can make it into.

"It doesn't sound impossible." After a while, Wei Ming said slowly, Lin Qingran's eyes lit up, there was something to be done!
"But since it's medicinal food, I have to go through all your prescriptions first. Food is a major issue, and no mistakes can be tolerated." Those who open a restaurant to buy and sell food must be cautious.

"What Uncle Wei said is true." Lin Qingran nodded, she could only wish for him to take this matter over, no matter how many medical books she reads, she can only be regarded as a half-hearted
After Lin Qingran and Wei Ming wrote down the contract for the shop, they waited for Wei Ming to send someone to deliver the money, and immediately set out to buy the teahouse.

Tell me about the shop. Lin Qingran doesn't need to worry about recruiting and decorating. She concentrates on sorting out the prescriptions for the medicinal food. Since it is food, it must be delicious on the basis of health preservation. The food is not good Eating it is no different from medicine, it is not as effective as drinking medicine directly.

At the end of February, the store was ready, and the plaque covered with the curtain was hung at the door, waiting to be unveiled on the opening day. In the past two days, some small things in the store were also rushed to work, such as the sign of the meal, and the complete set of dishes. , under such a busy situation, Lin Qingran, who tried the meal for a month, gained weight.

She didn't realize it at first, until Ms. Li brought some tailor-made clothes at the beginning of the year for her to try on, and chose them for a trip in April. Looking in the mirror, Lin Qingran began to worry.
(End of this chapter)