By visual inspection, the woman in front of me must be around fifty. Although she is not wearing any makeup, you can tell that she is a scholar from where she stands, and her temperament is very obvious.
Slowly, the two looked at each other, and Cheng Xue saw the surprise in her eyes. She probably didn't expect that she could look at her so directly.
Smiling, he took out twenty taels of silver from his waist and put it down——
"Mr. Tan, this is the deposit paid in advance to the children. After all the five thousand sheets are paid, the remaining eighty taels will be paid with one hand and the paper collected with the other. If the children do well and the shop has similar work in the future, I will
It will be delivered again."
The silver was provided by the Lian family. Not only the silver, but also the paints, ink colors, and even the Huanhua paper prepared by the Bai family were paid for by the Lian family. The Lian family also paid for the knickknacks to be given.
Even though she has money, she just invested a large sum of money to renovate the shop some time ago, and now she continues to spend a large amount of money, which really hurts her "vital energy". After all, those gadgets of the Bai family belong to the daughter of a wealthy family.
, you have to consider giving it away before giving it away.
Mr. Tan took the silver, nodded slowly and said:
"Yu Xian cares about the children in the academy. This feeling is rare. Thank her for me. By the way, do you have a daughter?"
"Yes." Cheng Xue replied, "I have two daughters. The older one is twelve years old and the younger one is six years old."
"Oh, there are two of them." Tan murmured, with an intriguing look on his face.
Cheng Xue saw what she meant and said with a smile:
"When the child's father's imperial examination is over, we will return to our hometown together. I have only been here for half a year, but I really miss that I still don't know what spring plowing will be like."
"Returning to your hometown? Are you going to Beijing with your whole family just to accompany your husband on his scientific examination?"
Seeing her disbelief, Cheng Xue shrugged indifferently and reminded:
"Mr. Tan, our family is from Liaodong, and the road guidance has a time limit."
After hearing the last sentence, Mr. Tan suddenly realized.
"It's more than two thousand miles from Liaodong to the capital. Are you just here to accompany me on the exam?"
You Luyin still can't believe it. The cost of this trip is not a small sum. Even if the family is rich, all they need is the son-in-law, why would they take Nu'e with them too!
Cheng Xue didn't know what she was thinking. If he knew, he wouldn't be as good-tempered as he is now.
"I'm not afraid of your jokes. The farthest place our mothers can go is the town. My husband often says, 'It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books.' So while he was taking his scientific examination, our whole family followed him. Although we didn't travel thousands of miles, we
We have all left the county, the prefectural city, and now the capital. We don’t have any other ideas, we just want to walk around, see, and see the world."
After hearing these words, Mrs. Tan pursed her lips tightly and said nothing. The more she talked to her, the more congested she felt, so she stopped talking. It happened that a few girls brought in the Huanhua paper, along with the paint, and she decided to
The money was given to one of the little girls——
"This is the deposit, and the rest will be paid after you finish the work."
The little girl took it with both hands, Cheng Xue smiled slightly and said:
"Mrs. Li, just click on your painting, right?"
"Yes. You can also draw what you want. Just highlight the location of the store, the day it opened, the small gifts given at the event, etc. This was drawn by my youngest daughter, and her painting skills are a bit immature." p>
"How old is your little daughter? She can draw very well."
"Six years old." Cheng Xue responded with a smile.
After the things were delivered and the tasks were arranged, she simply said goodbye and left the academy.
There are a lot of things to prepare before the opening, and there is really no time to waste time here. Originally, she wanted Bai Shao and Shunxi to come and deliver it, but they specially arranged the opportunity for her, and it would be a bit ungrateful to handle it that way.<
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After getting on the bus and saying "shake the house", Cheng Xue leaned against the wall of the carriage and closed her eyes to rest.
I got up very early today. First I went to Zhou’s house to pick up things, and then I hurriedly delivered them before classes started at Dunhuang Academy. I was really sleepy.
She was dazed and swaying, and by the time she realized something was wrong, the car had already stopped and it took a stick of incense.
Seeing that she was awake, Bai Guo hurriedly handed over the prepared hot tea and said:
"Madam, please drink some and wake up."
"How long have I been sleeping?"
"Go back to Madam, half an hour. This slave made the decision to stop Shuangxi without calling you. Please punish me Madam."
"Why are you punishing me? You have good intentions." Cheng Xue finished the tea, got up and got out of the car.
From the corner of my eye, I looked at Ging Guo beside me from time to time. I always felt that she was different. I thought it was an illusion, but now I am sure that she has indeed changed a lot.
The shabu-shabu house has been completely installed. Today I am here to interview the waiters and cooks.
They are all women, from stewards to accountants to waiters and kitchens. Only a small part of them live in the city, and the rest are all girls from the villages on the outskirts of Beijing.
Having no choice but to recruit people, Bai sent people to nearby villages to look for him.
Food and accommodation are included, and 20 taels per month are provided. If this kind of benefits were offered in Liaodong, one would have to struggle to apply for the job.
Bai Qian came back from the east of the city and followed him. Halfway through the interview, the sound of gongs and drums suddenly came from outside, which was very lively.
Before Cheng Xue's master and servant could realize what was happening, the girls who were recruited had two surprises:
"The top three are parading, the top three are parading."
"Ah? What did you say?"
The two little girls who spoke looked as if they had passed the exam, and said proudly:
"If we go back to our employer, these are the top picks..."
Before she could finish her words, Cheng Xue hurriedly stood up and rushed out, followed by Ging Guo.
The two people's swift actions made all the little girls startled and looked at each other.
Bai Zian knocked on the table and moved everyone's attention to her side.
"It doesn't matter who is parading on the street. Let's continue. You guys continue to answer the questions I just asked..."
Bai Qian is in charge of the Shabu Shabu House. Cheng Xue and Bai Guo saw their backs when they ran onto the street. As for their appearance, forget about their appearance. They couldn't see them at all. I wanted to catch up and ask about the actual situation, but besides being human, they were still human.
She couldn't find any chance at all. When she asked the people nearby, they were all as confused as she was.
There were five palace exams in total. According to the dates she remembered, tomorrow was the first day of the fifth exam. Why did she suddenly choose the top pick? What was even more embarrassing was that she couldn't go back now and could only be pushed forward by the crowd.
.Ging Guo and Double Happiness are all around her, so there’s nothing to be afraid of.
Following the crowd out of the main street, the three of them turned left directly into the alley, and then took a short rest.
"Madam, Shuangxi will take you home first, and then go to Jingzhao Mansion Office to inquire about the situation."
"You go now, I don't need you to send me away." Cheng Xue's heart was pounding.
Regardless of whether she hit the spot or not, she wanted to know if it was really the number one spot. Who would believe it? She was rushed out of the main street by the crowd. She still doesn’t know what happened.
"Madam, I think that we should go home first. No matter whether it is a test element or not, going home is the most accurate. And your safety is the most important. If you make any mistake, I will definitely ask for it for you."