There was a drizzle in the morning, and after dawn, the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus filled the breeze.
Two little girls who had been in the house for less than a month were walking one behind the other. They wanted to deliver white fungus soup to the old lady's room.
The little girl in front slipped her foot and almost fell, and she couldn't help but scream.
The latter one came up to help her and said: "Be more careful and don't be surprised. Look at grandma, she doesn't panic about big things. We have to learn from it."
Green Ulva happened to see it and couldn't help laughing.
Sikandar was walking up behind her and said: "This is about arrogance in the company of virtuous people. Look at these two little girls, and you will know how upright the atmosphere of our house is."
Lu Shen didn't know that he was behind her, so she was startled and scolded him: "You dead man! You can't make any sound when you walk?!"
Sikandar shrank her neck, showed her white teeth, and said with a smile: "Don't scold me all the time. I have thought about it now and I have to go and beg my grandmother for mercy."
After saying that, he turned around and left. Lvchun was puzzled and laughed and cursed: "Where is this? Why are you saying this? I'm sure I haven't woken up."
But then he understood what Sikandar meant and was so frightened that he hurriedly chased after him.
Sikandar is taller and has longer legs, and Green Ulva can't keep up with her.
However, Zhu's mother came over, stopped Lvchun and said: "Girl, do we need to prepare more osmanthus in our house? In this important solar term..."
"Good mother, you can make up your own mind," Lvchun said hurriedly, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
When she arrived at Xu Chunjun's room, Sikanda was telling Xu Chunjun about making offerings to the ancestor hall.
"What's wrong with you? Is there something urgent?" Seeing Zi Ling panting, Xu Chunjun asked her, "It feels like the house is on fire."
"It's okay, it's okay, I just want to ask the girl if she can prepare more osmanthus flowers?" Green Ulva said, but she winked at Sikandar to tell him not to talk nonsense.
"Prepare twice as much as in previous years." Xu Chunjun said, "We will use them both during the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Double Ninth Festival."
While Zi Ling was in confinement, Xu Chunjun asked Lvchun and Huang Aunt to take care of the Mid-Autumn Festival. He also specifically gave instructions: "The Mid-Autumn Festival is also my eldest sister's birthday. She lives at home now, so I have to take care of her."
, you must pay attention to this.”
After hearing this, Lvchun hurriedly agreed. Zheng Yuelang had an easy-going temperament, and her servants were very close to her.
Lu Chun knew that organizing Zheng Yuelang's birthday would also make their girls look good, so she didn't dare to neglect it.
"Grandma, the concierge came over and said there is someone visiting outside." Aunt Huang walked in and said.
"Who is it?" Xu Chunjun asked.
"It was the housekeeper of the Shen family's silk and satin shop who brought their uncle's name card." Aunt Huang said, "I just said it was urgent."
"It's strange. The Shen family has no contact with us. What are they doing here at this time?" Lu Chun was puzzled.
The Shen family is a large family in Jiangdong and has been engaged in silk and satin business for generations. There are also several silk and satin shops in the capital.
However, they do not have lords and are completely businessmen. In this regard, they cannot compare with the Zheng family. What's more, although the Zheng family also does business, they are not in the same group as them, so they have never interacted with them.
"Since I said it's important, please come in." Xu Chunjun said, "It's in the guest room in front. I'll be there right away."
The Shen family's housekeeper is in his fifties, thin and tall, with a kind and shrewd manner.
When he saw Xu Chunjun, he greeted him humbly and said, "I'm taking the liberty of coming here today. I've always heard that my eldest grandma is the most lenient person, so I don't think I'll be rude to you. My uncle should have come in person, but he
I have been away from Beijing for the past few days and things are urgent, so I had no choice but to come here."
"Butler Shen, you're too polite." Xu Chunjun knew that this butler of the Shen family was also given a surname by his master, just like Zheng Long and Zheng Hu. "I wonder what you want to tell me today?"
"Grandma, listen to me," Butler Shen had a serious look on his face, which showed that what he said was not a good thing, "I believe you know the uncle of Xici Wang's family."
Xu Chunjun nodded: "Yes, he has used money at our bank several times."
"That's it," Butler Shen said, "a few days ago he said that he wanted to give up a piece of land to our uncle. Because he was in urgent need of money, he asked for two hundred thousand taels of silver.
At that time, he showed our uncle the land deed, and it was indeed genuine. Because the land he owned was really good, and it was a sure-profit business, so our uncle took it and gave him one hundred thousand taels of silver.
He typed the receipt, pressed his hand, and agreed to pay the money in half a month. But he didn't expect that the promised date had already passed, and he couldn't be found anyway.
Later I heard that he took the title deed of the land to your bank as a mortgage. I wonder if this is true?"
Xu Chunjun was not anxious after hearing this, but smiled slightly, because she had long expected this day to come.
"Are you talking about the piece of land in Huzhuang in the east of the city?" Xu Chunjun asked.
"Exactly," said Steward Shen, "I wonder how much money he mortgaged?"
"Two hundred thousand taels." Xu Chunjun said after taking a sip of tea.
"It seems that Grandma has also been fooled by him!" Butler Shen slapped the table, "This person actually started playing fairy dance."
"Steward Shen, please drink tea and talk about it slowly." Xu Chunjun's attitude was so gentle that Steward Shen didn't understand why she was like this.
"Grandma, aren't you anxious?" Butler Shen asked, "This is not a small sum. Even if he sells the land, it won't be enough for our two families! Or do you want to deal with the land deed alone?" "
The combined money of the two families is 300,000 taels, and the land can be sold for up to 250,000 taels.
He came here to discuss with Xu Chunjun how to minimize the loss. After all, the land deed was in Xu Chunjun's hands.
"Butler Shen, don't get me wrong." Xu Chunjun smiled, "Although the land deed is in my hands, I will not sell it and keep the money in my own hands."
"Grandma said that, I'm relieved." Butler Shen breathed a sigh of relief, "I've heard that you are a hero among women, and today I see you and you are truly worthy of your reputation."
"Steward Shen, you don't need to praise me, I'm still waiting for you." Xu Chunjun picked up the tea cup and said with a smile, "That's why I told you to drink more tea to avoid getting angry."
"Grandma, what does this mean? I don't understand." Butler Shen was confused.
"Steward Shen, let me ask you, do you think the Wang family is deliberately defrauding money?" Xu Chunjun asked.
"That's natural. He's a businessman himself. How could he not know what's going on here? Besides, he did it in person. First he defrauded us of our money, and then he went to your bank to defraud the two families of their money with a piece of land deed. , Isn’t this a lie?” Butler Shen didn’t get angry when he said this. Their family is also in business, and this is the first time such a thing has happened to them.
"Since he deliberately defrauded money, he couldn't have defrauded just our two families." Xu Chunjun said, "If you don't believe it, just wait and see. It won't be long before someone else comes to visit."
