Jia Cong bowed politely, giving Feng Lazi and Ping'er no excuse to comment.
He was still aware of being called over suddenly, not to mention that Ping'er had given some vague hints on the way.
That is to say, there is nothing wrong with Lian Er, otherwise Feng Lazi, the housekeeper, would not have time to waste energy with him, a concubine of a big house.
By the way, did he give bad ideas to Lian Erlian and affect the couple's relationship? If that's the case, it would be a sin.
"You are welcome!"
Wang Xifeng was speechless. She didn't expect that the concubine in front of her, whom she hadn't seen for more than half a year, had grown taller again. She didn't even know what he ate to grow so tall and strong.
She suppressed the wild thoughts in her mind and said straight to the point: "Third brother, I heard that Lian Er came to see you a few times?"
"yes!"
Jia Cong did not deny it and said with a smile: "In the beginning, I asked Brother Lian for help and let me deal with the dead bookstore and printing workshop in the General's Mansion!"
This was the first time Wang Xifeng heard about this. She glanced sideways at Jia Cong, who looked calm, and asked curiously: "Is it the Huiyou Bookstore that has become famous recently? I don't think my third brother is also an expert in business!"
There is something stirring in my heart, and I have the idea of bringing Friends Bookstore under control.
"Don't dare take it!"
Seeing through the greed in Wang Xifeng's heart at a glance, she couldn't help but sneer secretly, and said calmly and calmly: "A business like bookstores that is related to books is somewhat different from other businesses. Huiyou Bookstore even highlights novels as a selling point!"
Having said this, he paused and said with a smile: "The bookstore is not that big of a deal. The key is to have novels that attract people to spend money. Otherwise, no matter how well-decorated the bookstore is, no one will patronize it!"
Finally, he added: "Especially Rongfu belongs to the ranks of nobles and is not recognized by the literati. If you want to sell serious classics such as the Four Books and the Five Classics, the scholars will not go there at all. Otherwise, the two shops will not be able to operate in a miserable manner.
Every year, the General’s Office has to allocate money to barely survive!”
When Wang Xifeng heard this, even though she knew that Jia Cong might not be telling the truth, she lost interest in getting involved in Huiyou Bookstore.
"After that, Lian Er also visited his third brother a few times, right?"
She went straight to the point and asked, "Do you know what Lian Er did outside?"
"Didn't Brother Lian tell my sister-in-law?"
Jia Cong pretended to be surprised, without showing any abnormality on his face. He looked very insincere and said with a smile: "Brother Lian has been busy with business outside recently!"
"what business?"
Suppressing the anger in her heart, Wang Xifeng narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, revealing the slightest hint of danger. If she was not satisfied with Jia Cong's answer, she would have to let this kid know what it means to be powerful.
Jia Cong's perfunctory attitude just now irritated the always strong Feng Lazi.
With her habit of adapting to the prevailing situation and her tendency to seize power, she is very harsh on those who are inferior to her and often beats and scolds those who are inferior to her. She cannot tolerate being disrespected by a bastard like Jia Cong.
At the same time, she was also very curious about what kind of business Lian Er had outside.
"The flower dew business, and the briquette business that I've been busy with lately!"
Jia Cong chuckled, sold Lian Er directly, and said leisurely: "In the past few years, wasn't the toilet business in Beijing particularly booming for a while? I happened to know a few toilet prescriptions from reading miscellaneous books, and by the way, I told Lian Er brother
An exchange was made!”
Wang Xifeng suddenly felt a sense of emptiness in her heart and asked, "Do you know how much Lian Er earned?"
But he secretly thought in his heart, could it be that Lian Er suddenly became tough a few years ago? It turned out that he had made money from doing business outside.
In other words, the way she and Lian Er got along was very abnormal in the Daqing Dynasty in the world of Red Mansions.
Because she was in charge of the house's internal affairs and had the support of her aunt and second wife, she always used her family's financial power to control Lian Er.
To put it bluntly, in her eyes, the former Lian Er was almost like a beggar. Whenever she needed money, she could only beg shamelessly.
When Wang Xifeng was in a good mood, she was just passing the time, but when she was in a bad mood, she would say all sorts of nasty things, like, "If the Wang family's fingertips are exposed, it will be enough for the family to eat and drink." It was just a slap in the face.
How is it possible to say that Lian Er is not angry?
Once there are other financial resources, they will be out of Wang Xifeng's control in a matter of minutes. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are a plastic couple.
"You should have several thousand taels of silver!"
Naturally, Jia Cong will not tell the truth. If this really causes a quarrel between Lian Er and his wife, he, the 'initiator', will have no good consequences.
"What, several thousand taels!"
But even so, Wang Xifeng also exclaimed, with a clearly visible ferocious look on her pretty face.
It’s not surprising that she is like this. According to the original version of Dream of Red Mansions, Wang Xifeng is a complete idiot in business matters.
It was just a matter of going into the business naked to make loan sharks. A favor from the majestic Chang'an Jiedushi only cost three thousand taels, and he was so proud that he thought he was good at making money.
He did not hesitate to spend a lot of money for three thousand taels of silver. Now he heard that Lian Er had made thousands of taels. Is it understandable that he had an overreaction?
hehe……
Jia Cong suddenly lost interest in continuing to break the news. It was better not to tell Wang Xifeng that Lian Er was engaged in the honeycomb briquette business, for fear of making more money.
"Second sister-in-law, I will leave now without disturbing you. If you have anything to ask in the future, just come and find me!"
Giving Ping'er a look of help, he said goodbye directly to Wang Xifeng.
Sure enough, Ping'er was considerate and said a few nice words to help. Wang Xifeng, who was in a trance, did not feel embarrassed and waved to him to leave.
Chain 2, just wish yourself good luck!
When they came out of the small courtyard where Lian Er and Wang Xifeng lived, they looked back at the small courtyard and chuckled softly, full of laughter in their hearts.
What he didn't expect was that before Wang Xifeng could find trouble with Lian Er and even make a fuss, the entire Rongguo Mansion was caught off guard by a sudden message.
Chain 2 has a serious official position, head of the Criminal Department!
It is only a sixth-grade official position. Naturally, it cannot attract the attention of the Rongguo Mansion, which is above the top. The key is the information behind it.
Lian Er, who had just become the head of the Ministry of Punishment, had a serious mission: to follow the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment to the south of the Yangtze River to investigate a series of events surrounding Yangzhou's salt administration in recent years.
At this time, everyone in the Rongguo Mansion was panicked and didn't know what to do.
Yangzhou's salt administration is definitely a big quagmire. As the son-in-law of the Rongguo Mansion, the salt patrol censor Lin Ruhai is still suffering in Yangzhou. Naturally, he cannot just watch Lian Er jump into this pit of fire.
At this time, even if Wang Xifeng wanted to make a fuss, it was obvious that she couldn't make a fuss.
Not to mention others, the old lady alone would never agree...