Chen Zhao, whose maiden name is Zhao Ruya. Zhao Ruya’s father is a scientist who studies cosmetics in modern times. Zhao Ruya’s father improved and invented several kinds of powder, and also owned a small powder shop and a small workshop for making powder. Why business?
Is it going to be big? Because in the Ming Dynasty, there was no advertising, and the reputation of products mainly relied on word of mouth. Zhao Ruya’s father had only one daughter, Zhao Ruya. Zhao Ruya married well, and she married into a big family in the capital—
-Chen family. A few years ago, Zhao Ruya's father died of illness. Before his death, he naturally left his powder shop and small workshop to his daughter and son-in-law.
In the Ming Dynasty, the status of merchants was relatively low. Although Zhao Ruya, the daughter of a small businessman, married into the Chen family, her husband had a relatively low status in the Chen family and was a side branch. However, the two couples lived in harmony.
I also gave birth to a cute little girl - Xiaojie.
But gradually, the reputation of this small powder shop became famous, and the business was getting better and better. The direct line of the Chen family became jealous. It was like a family soap opera. Anyway, in the end, it was a plunder, and the direct line put the small workshop and the small shop together.
The makeup shop was taken over. Zhao Ruya and his wife were only given a fixed annuity every year, so that they could maintain a moderately prosperous life at most. This made the two couples very unconvinced.
Because Zhao Ruya's father gave Zhao Ruya several powder formulas before he died, so the couple pooled some money together and opened another powder shop based on those formulas. In order to prevent people directly related from coming here again
They were competing for family property, so they borrowed a house from Gongshun Hou Mansion to open this powder shop at a high rent. They also vaguely wanted to use the prestige of Hou Mansion to protect their family business. Because although the Chen family is a big family, after all,
It is a home of ordinary people, and it is always not on the same level as the nobles.
But now two things have happened: one is that a daughter in the direct line of the Chen family has married into a noble family as a concubine; the other is that Zhao Ruya's husband has been married to a certain family because of being angry in the past and working hard at a cosmetics shop.
He also died of illness a few months ago. In this way, the Zhili Clan is pressing harder and harder on Zhao Ruya, hoping to bring this powder shop to the Zhili Clan. Moreover, Zhao Ruya has received news from the steward of Gongshun Hou Mansion. Gongshun Hou
The government has given this shop to Wu Shigong and it has become Wu Shigong's family property. This makes Zhao Ruya a little at a loss. Today, she suddenly heard that Wu Shigong came to visit her, so Zhao Ruya wanted to find out about Wu Shigong's background.
The main reason why Wu Shigong wanted to check out the two shops his father gave him was that he wanted to use one of the shops to open a gambling house. Wu Shigong also opened an underground casino in his previous life.
The group is also familiar with the business. Besides, the rent of these two shops is not high. The rent for one year is equivalent to Wu Shigong selling three soldiers. Yesterday, he already knew that the shop on the Xuanwu Gate side has already been sold.
It was in ruins, so I wanted to take a look at this powder shop today.
At first glance, Wu Shigong was not satisfied. The makeup store did not occupy a large area. Although it was located near Chongwenmen, the location was not too busy. There was another reason. He really liked the one named Xiaojie.
Little girl, this Chen Zhao family is a widow, and it is not good to bully orphans and widowed mothers. So, he has just decided to build a building on the ruins over Xuanwumen and put the gambling house there. Anyway,
His father-in-law Xue Lian had already agreed to him and asked the Ministry of Industry to help him build a building for free.
So, after saying a few useless words, Wu Shigong and Zhao Ruya had nothing to talk about. Wu Shigong said to Zhao Ruya smoothly: There is still room for improvement in the business of the powder shop. After hearing what Wu Shigong said, Zhao Ruya came to
Interested, she asked Wu Shigong to explain in detail. Wu Shigong suggested: Let Zhao Ruya divide the powder shop into two rooms, one for male guests and one for female guests. And ask Zhao Ruya to prepare some exquisite boxes and make the powder into a set.
To sell. In fact, this idea is not new. In modern times, it is nothing more than men’s cosmetics and cosmetic gift sets. But Zhao Ruya’s eyes lit up after hearing this, and she felt like she was enlightened. Seeing that Zhao Ruya was more interested, Wu Shigong jokingly and
Zhao Ruya said: He just came up with an idea. If Zhao Ruya uses this idea and loses money in business, don't go to him. He will not bear this responsibility.
There was no other topic to talk about after meeting, so Wu Shigong wanted to say goodbye and leave. But Zhao Ruya looked like he was hesitant to speak. Wu Shigong waited for a while and saw that Zhao Ruya still didn't say anything, so he didn't care and stood up from the chair.
About to leave. At this time, there was a quarrel outside the door of the inner room. What happened? So Wu Shigong and Zhao Ruya both walked out of the inner room.
It turned out that a middle-aged man and woman came outside the door. They wanted to enter the inner room to find Zhao Ruya. But of course Xue Yong and Xue Qiang, who were guarding the door of the inner room, refused to let them go. The lesson they received yesterday was still on their faces.
It was revealed. When Wu Shigong and Zhao Ruya came out of the inner room, the two sides stopped arguing. Wu Shigong signaled Xue Yong and Xue Qiang to come over and prepared to leave together. The middle-aged man and woman also found Zhao Ruya, the real owner, and chatted together.
An argument broke out.
Wu Shigong listened to a few words with cold eyes. Although he did not fully understand the whole story, he understood that the middle-aged man and woman and Zhao Ruya were from the same family, and they had a dispute over some family conflict. After understanding, Wu Shigong turned around and
If he wants to leave, he doesn't have the time to take care of that kind of nonsense. It's hard for an upright official to deal with household chores.
The dispute between the middle-aged man and woman and Zhao Ruya became more and more intense. Finally, the middle-aged man and woman began to curse Zhao Ruya. The main player was the middle-aged woman, and the middle-aged man also helped out from time to time.
The curse words were endless, making Zhao Ruya burst into tears. Seeing this situation, Wu Shigong, although he was somewhat sympathetic to Zhao Ruya's experience, was still prepared to stand by and not interfere in other people's housework.
But at this time, the middle-aged woman's curses alluded to Wu Shigong. We know that the ignorant woman likes to scold each other's men and women's life problems in her curses. That's what the middle-aged woman was like. Just now, Wu Shigong and Zhao Ruya came together from the inside.
When he came out of the room, he scolded Zhao Ruya about his life style and brought Wu Shigong in. Of course, the middle-aged woman was not completely brainless. She knew that Wu Shigong was an official. But she also knew from the patterns on Wu Shigong's official robes.
Wu Shigong is not a civil servant. If she were a civil servant, she would not dare to scold her even if she had the courage to do so. In addition, the middle-aged woman’s daughter married into a noble family as a concubine. Therefore, the middle-aged woman felt that she was a concubine.
I also joined the ranks of nobles, so I got a little carried away.
Wu Shigong, who had been holding back his anger this morning, immediately launched a counterattack against the middle-aged woman's provocation. Of course, he was using his words, but Wu Shigong was not so despicable as to attack the woman at will. Xue Yong and Xue Yong
Qiang Ye immediately helped, but because of Wu Shigong's status as an official, the middle-aged man tried to persuade her. Unexpectedly, the middle-aged woman's fighting ability was quite strong. One-on-three, she would not be left behind. Anyway, it was.
, talking too much during the quarrel, the middle-aged woman finally asked Wu Shigong: Who is Wu Shigong like Zhao Ruya, and wants Wu Shigong to take care of their household affairs? Wu Shigong got excited, patted his chest and said:
From now on, he will take care of Chen Zhao's affairs.
At this time, they heard the quarrel, and Wu Shigong's guards and several servants of the middle-aged man and woman also came in beside them. Wu Shigong's head suddenly lit up, and he thought to himself: Why should I compete with that old woman? Wu Shigong is
Who is it? Wu Shigong is the supreme leader of the state violence organization in Nancheng. And this makeup shop is located in Nancheng. He can use violent means to arrest the middle-aged man and woman!
Therefore, Wu Shigong ordered the guards to arrest the middle-aged man and woman, regardless of their scolding and begging for mercy. When Wu Shigong and his party were sent out of the powder shop, Zhao Ruya's eyes turned into crescents, and she gave Wu Shigong a blessing.
Said: "Thank you so much, Mr. Marquis today."
The title of "Little Marquis" came again, and Wu Shigong felt the strange looks from the guards around him again. However, after the middle-aged man and woman heard Zhao Ruya calling Wu Shigong "Little Marquis", they completely shut up.
, sleepy.
Wu Shigong continued to pretend to be confused and ordered the guards to escort the middle-aged man and woman back to the Yamen. On the way back to the Yamen, Wu Shigong also understood: in the end, Chen Zhao called himself Little Marquis, which must have been intentional.
She used herself as a shield and used her name as a gunman. The little widow didn't look like a good person. However, although the little widow had a mosaic on her face, her figure was similar to that of her daughter.
Jie's pink and jade-carved appearance must not be bad. If... But now that he has gotten nothing, he has become a shield for no reason. That is simply standard: he didn't eat the mutton but made a mess.
Ah. Wu Shigong couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "There are so many disputes in front of the widow's door!"
At this time, Xue Qiang put his pig head to Wu Shigong's ear and asked: "Uncle, what charges are those two people going to be charged with?"
Wu Shigong was not in a good mood, and shouted angrily: "Are you a pig? Just find two crimes, spitting or urinating anywhere. Why don't you ask me?" Wu Shigong's voice was very loud, he just wanted to accuse himself
The words reached the ears of the middle-aged man and woman and continued to disgust them.