Jiao Shun also slept until three o'clock in the morning before getting up from the bed.

While Yu Chuan'er picked up the baked new clothes from the heating rack, she asked Jiao Shun if he wanted to make some simple repairs first, or simply tell the stove to bring lunch in advance.

"Let's just make up for it first."

Jiao Shun yawned and put his hand out of his sleeve, weighed Xiang Ling's heart, and casually ordered: "Is there anything left in the pot of 'Yang' milk jujube dumplings that Qian'er steamed? If so,

Just put two on the stove and bring them."

"Of course there is."

Yu Chuan'er put her body towards Jiao Shun's hand and said with a flat mouth: "I don't know where I got the goat's milk. It has a strange fishy smell. Except for you, no one in the family will love you."

Food.”

"It's definitely the best Yang milk, the most nourishing kind."

Jiao Shun chuckled and pinched her, and then told Xiang Ling to prepare the four treasures of the study. This year, he always had to do an accounting. It happened that he had some free time today, so he was ready to prepare everything for production and sales.

Xiangling had already recorded all her daily expenses in her account - although many of them were not used clearly - so it was not difficult to take stock of them.

It only took him half an hour to calculate all the expenses and income since September [before September, he was the head of the Laiwang family].

Before September, the total assets of the Jiao family were about just over 4,000 taels [including the 3,000 taels deposited with Wang Xifeng], but now their floating wealth has exceeded 10,000 taels.

On the surface, it seems that the family has a net income of 6,000 taels in just four months. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a huge source of wealth.

But upon careful calculation, the biggest income in the past four months was actually the 5,000 taels of silver that the Lai family repaid one after another.

This amount of money obviously cannot be counted as routine and is not repeatable.

If we take into account the 1,700 taels rewarded by the emperor [another hundred taels were rewarded yesterday in the name of Yuanchun] and the hundred taels of silver from selling fans, the overall situation becomes beyond the means.

The main reason is that Jiao Shun has been used to spending a lot of money recently. Of the nearly 3,000 taels spent, he casually scattered more than 2,000 taels.

Now that we are living a luxurious life, we definitely can’t cut back on spending!

Then we can only think of ways to open source it.

The first thing Jiao Shun thought of was the method mentioned by Jia Lian.

Taking advantage of the craze for concubines to marry each other, large-scale construction projects were carried out all over the capital, and building materials continued to rise.

If you use the network in the handyman's place to collect a batch of good wood from the south and transport it to the capital for sale while avoiding exploitation along the way, it will definitely be a good business with huge profits.

Of course, in terms of specific operations, we must not be as blatantly eager for quick success as Jia Lian said. We must find a safe way. Even if we earn less money, we must use a shield to watch from the front.

Speaking of this shield, it is already ready.

According to the news recently obtained by Jiao Shun, envoys from the Wuxi Kingdom have arrived in Guangdong and Guangxi, and the imperial court has also sent a prince to make contact, obviously in a posture of seeking peace talks.

After the two sides officially armistice, according to the rules, a group of meritorious soldiers will be selected to go to Beijing to show victory. If you can get on the line with these people, it will be the cheapest to ask them to escort them along the way.

And the means of matchmaking are also readily available.

General Shenwu's letter to seek welfare for the disabled soldiers must have spread to the south now. By him showing his identity as the 'initiator', those Qiu Bazong will also have to give some face.

What's more, I don't use them in vain. When the time comes, I will get General Shenwu and these Qiu Ba to invest together, and the subordinates of the handyman office will be responsible for providing the supply of goods, and then ask the Xue family to help sell them.

With this one-stop production and sales service, why not worry about making a lot of money?!

Jiao Shun triumphantly set the tone, and on a whim, he pressed Xiangling on the desk, intending to "remove the gross and retain the essence".

Unexpectedly, as soon as he pulled off the sweat towel around his waist, Yu Chuaner came in through the curtain. Seeing this scene, he pursed his lips and said sourly: "Uncle said yesterday that he has been very tired recently and wanted to hang up his war-free card, but why...ah?

!”

Halfway through his words, Jiao Shun had already pulled them closer and arranged them side by side in the same way.

"useless!"

Yuchuan'er struggled quickly and said: "Uncle Dongfu Zhen sent Yindie over, saying that he had something important to discuss with me!"

Jia Zhen sent Yindie over?

Jiao Shun was stunned for a moment, but then he realized that it must be You who named Jia Zhen.

At that moment, she had no choice but to tidy up her clothes, and pretended to be anxious and told the two girls: "Stay here and wait until I send her away, and then I will come back to clean up your two little hooves!"

When I got outside, I saw Wu'er entertaining Yindie.

Jiao said by the way: "Okay, I don't need you to serve here. You can go to the stove and urge them to prepare lunch early."

Wu'er hurriedly responded respectfully, bowed his head and left the east chamber.

"uncle!"

Seeing that there were no outsiders in the room, Yindie stepped forward and tugged on Jiao Shun's sleeves and said in a panic: "It's incredible! The grandma in this house broke the news yesterday. We are in a hurry every day."

It's like they're urging me to come over and discuss ideas with you!"

Got busted by Li Wan?!

Jiao Shun was taken aback and hurriedly asked what happened.

When he learned that a story about Third Sister You was included in it, he felt even more headache--although he liked Third Sister You's fierce and frankness, he was also afraid that she would let it slip without knowing the importance of it.

Jiao Shun breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that Sister You had not confirmed the identity of the 'adulterer' and had not even thought about him at all.

I wonder if Li Wan has confirmed his identity.

If anything...

Jiao Shun's first thought was to tell You's master and servants to deny him until death.

But then he thought again, if Li Wan had guessed what he was doing, unless he broke off all contact with Youshi, she would inevitably catch him in the future.

It would definitely not work to cut off the relationship just like that.

Even if Jiao Shun is willing, You may not be willing; even if You is willing to agree, Jia Zhen may not be willing to let herself go.

After thinking about it, Jiao Shun gritted his teeth and wrote a letter in the inner room. He came back and said to Yindie: "Grandma Ruozhu took the initiative to bring up this matter, so I will let your grandma test it out to see how much she knows - if it is true

It just broke the story between the two of us, so we might as well explain the matter to her and explain it clearly!"

"How, how can this be done?!"

Yindie was startled and said anxiously: "She may not have any real evidence now. If my wife admits it in person, wouldn't she be asking for trouble?!"

"rest assured."

Jiao Shun raised his hand and pressed it down, and said seriously: "Although it was a private exchange, it was Jia Zhen who took the initiative after all. Besides, she has never been a meddlesome person. If she learned about the matter, she would probably not make it public - and

Exposing the matter at this time will not only offend us, but what good will it do to her?"

After a pause, he added: "Now I'm worried that if she refuses to clarify her words, then the two parties will be suspicious of each other, and something will happen if they don't keep it together."

With that said, he handed the letter to Yindie and told her that if Li Wan hadn't come to the door by night, she should send the letter to Li Wan early tomorrow morning.

Then he explained: "Let your wife read this letter first when you get back. If Grandma Zhu takes the initiative to come to the door, tell her what happened above."

Although Yindie was still a little uneasy, she did not question Jiao Shun's decision. She collected the letter with great care, bid farewell to Jiao Shun and returned to Ningguo Mansion.

After watching her leave the courtyard, Jiao Shun went back inside, but the two little girls were obediently lying on the table with their eyes wide open. They had not even retied the loose sweat towel around their waists.

Tsk~

When Jiao Shun saw this, he couldn't help but sigh: This is the evil and decadent old society. If left to future generations, his actions would probably be enough to kill him in five minutes.

Although I feel a little sorry for Xia Taizu who traveled through first.

But Jiao Shun, a shameless and dishonest person, has become more and more understanding of the choices made by the four princes and eight princes back then.

…………

Ningguo Mansion.

After hearing Yindie's reply, Youshi found it difficult to accept it for a while.

All she was thinking about was how to cover up the past, but who would have thought that Jiao Shun would ask her to reveal the matter in front of Li Wan!

With a grimace on her face, she secretly cursed "enemies" several times. She asked for the letter again and took a closer look, only to find that it did not mention their personal relationship at all, but instead talked about Jia Lan's enrollment in school.

Only then did You realize that Jiao Shun secretly had something to do with Li Wan.

Knowing that Li Wan's most important thing was her son's academic future, with this 'favor' in front of her, she felt somewhat confident.

However, in Youshi's view, sending this letter directly to Li Wan, and knowing each other tacitly, wouldn't it be better than 'confessing' in person?

But Jiao Shun had finally made an explanation, and she had been relying on him in every possible way recently, and she did not dare to change the decision made by Jiao Shun at will.

So he prayed to the gods and prayed to the Buddha, hoping that Li Wan would not come looking for him, and that he could ask Yindie to send the letter as a hint tomorrow morning.

But how can there be so many gods and Buddhas willing to help adulterous couples?

Just after noon, Mrs. You received a report that Grandma Zhu from Dongfu had come to visit her.

Youshi secretly complained, but she could only bite the bullet and welcomed Li Wan into the main room, and ordered Yindie to guard the door.

Originally, according to Li Wan's temperament, things like this would just happen to him, and he would just keep them in his mind, and would never take the initiative to confront him.

The reason why I came to my door now is actually because my whereabouts were discovered yesterday by Sanjie You. If I didn’t communicate face to face, I was afraid that the adulterer and his wife would plot against my mother and son in order to protect themselves.

Seeing this private battle at this time, Li Wan knew that Sister You must have told Mr. You what happened yesterday, so he no longer had any taboos.

After just a few words of greeting, he said with a serious face: "My sister-in-law must also know the reason for my coming - although I don't know the specific details about the matter of Brother Rong's daughter-in-law, I have heard some rumors.

.”

"Since you are her mother-in-law and you are guarding her all day long, you naturally know the cause and effect better than me. With this lesson learned, my sister-in-law should be more strict about guarding the house, but how can she do such stupid things again?!"

After hearing this, the forced smile on Youshi's face immediately subsided. After much hesitation, she still followed Jiao Shun's instructions and asked, "Sister, do you know who he is?"

This rhetorical question was beyond Li Wan's expectation.

She originally thought that there would be a confrontation today - she didn't dare to openly expose it, and Youshi would never dare to admit the adultery.

Therefore, before coming here, although she made a lot of drafts, she did not have such straightforward words!

After being stunned for a long time, Li Wan nodded slightly and faltered half-truthfully: "I just came up last night...I never thought it was him before!"

Although neither of them said it clearly, they both understood who the "him" the other mentioned was.

Youshi's heart thumped, and she suppressed her fear and said with a bitter smile: "Now, I won't hide it from my sister at all - the cause of this matter is because he grasped a fatal situation in the family.

, your brother Zhen was afraid that he would say anything nonsense, so he just..."

As she said that, she covered most of her oval face with a handkerchief and sobbed sadly: "The cruel thief actually used me as a bridle, saying that he wanted to close Jiao Shun's mouth so that he would not dare to mention that thing again."

When Li Wan heard this, he was stunned and dizzy!

Because she knew that Jia Zhen had always ignored Youshi, she always thought that Youshi was unwilling to be left alone, so she hooked up with Jiao Shun and became an adulterer.

But how could you imagine that there would be such a ridiculous twist?!

Then she gritted her teeth, stared at Youshi and asked, "So, my sister-in-law was just forced to have no choice but to actually have no friendship with that person?"

"this……"

If you nod and admit it, you will naturally be able to clean yourself up.

But when Youshi was in the heat of love and adultery, she was unwilling to describe the relationship between the two as a forced and helpless transaction.

After hesitating for a long time, he hid his face and said shyly: "Although I was forced to have no choice, but he and I are in love - if I weren't afraid of injuring him, I would have thought of remarrying!"

The second half of the sentence is categorical.

Only then did Li Wan believe 70%.

She could see Youshi's affectionate look at that time. If Youshi claimed that he had no choice, she would suspect that Youshi was lying to her.

Now that he had finished talking, Li Wan couldn't help but ask the doubt in his heart: "Why is this? Not to mention that compared with brothers Lian and Bao in our house, Brother Qiang and Rong

...In terms of appearance, which one is not ten times or a hundred times better than him?"

Hearing this, Youshi sneered and blurted out: "You are also a master who I have met before, and you are not one of those little girls waiting to be married, but why do you still judge people by their appearance? What is so good about this embroidered pillow? How can it be worth it...

"

After saying most of the words, he quickly stopped talking.

But Li Wan had already realized the 'true meaning' of it, and immediately his face turned red with embarrassment, and he spat: "I just pretend I didn't hear your nonsense, and I will never dare to say it again in the future!"

Youshi also laughed endlessly, and was afraid that she would regard her as a greedy and slutty woman, so she hurriedly said: "I really want him to know how to love others, and he is very considerate as he knows how to feel cold and hot!"

As he said that, he suddenly remembered the letter and hurriedly took it as evidence and handed it to Li Wan: "If you don't tell me, he will do his best to handle the things you entrusted!"

Li Wan took it and read it at a glance, and was immediately overjoyed.

Recently, what she was thinking about most every day was this matter, but it was difficult to rush Jiao Shun. Seeing that it was already the end of the year, Li Wan had given up hope, but Jiao Shun gave her another big surprise.

Although Jia Zheng did not respond to the matter on the spot.

But according to Li Wan's understanding of his father-in-law, as long as Jiao Shun continues to persuade him, he is 90% sure of the matter!

Immediately, I covered the letter on the mountain and recited Amitabha several times.

Seeing Li Wan like this, Youshi felt a little relieved, but she was still a little worried after all.

Seeing her happy Xiafei Dual Channel again, an idea suddenly popped up in her heart.

She doesn't have a 'master' around her, so why not try to drag her into the water so that she can get rid of her once and for all?

As for how to act...
Chapter completed!