Chapter 294
When everyone heard Mu Yun’s words, they really looked at Mrs. Zhang’s head. Unlike the luxurious and complex craftsmanship in the palace, the Minhai generation’s craftsmanship is more flexible and meticulous, and it is more in line with the aesthetics of the locals. Everyone praised it together.
Mrs. Zhang smiled and said modestly, then said to Mu Yun: "I am half-old Yu Niang, and I don't have anything to dress up. Fortunately, I opened a silver house at home and didn't lack these, so I chose one at will."
Mu Yun praised: "Mrs. Zhang picked a set of randomly and it was so exquisite. Wouldn't the things in the store be even more outstanding? I don't know what the name of Mrs. Zhang's silver house is, so I'll go and make a few sets of noodles another day.
Hearing this, the smile on Mrs. Zhang's face became deeper and replied earnestly: "My silver building is quite famous in Jiangcheng, called Huajin Building. If Mrs. Wen went there, just report my name and guarantee that you can get a discounted price for you."
Mrs. Zhang seemed to realize that Mu Yun was still a potential big customer, so her expression was a little more sincere than before.
Mu Yun smiled and replied, "If you have time, I will definitely go over and take a look."
The family of Minnan Bo cannot be mourned. The county lord Yongxing and Mrs. Zhang are the two female relatives with the highest status in the officialdom of Fujian. Both of them kept showing goodwill to Muyun, so others would naturally not make things boring. In the front yard, Lord Su was a civil servant. He and Wen Tingzhou could be said to be a good friend, and there was no need to compete with Wen Tingzhou from their positions and other aspects. Although Commander Zhang and Deputy General Xi were unwilling to accept it, who had let Wen Tingzhou get the support of the Minnan Bo Mansion? In a short time, he had already held the military power here tightly in his hands. Even if they were unwilling to accept it, they had to bow their heads temporarily.
The banquet finally ended safely and smoothly.
At night, Mu Yun talked about the daytime incident with Wen Tingzhou, and was quite puzzled: "Mrs. Zhang is just pretending to behave. But Mrs. Su was a little confused. Today, she saw me and said to me one by one. My sister was screaming. If she hadn't been married, I almost thought she would have any thoughts on your husband!"
Upon hearing this, Wen Tingzhou laughed and said, "What are you thinking? This Mrs. Su is the county lord of the royal family and has a high vision. How can she look down on me, a rough man without family background?"
Mu Yun smiled hurriedly and said, "Why are you losing your family? With the 40,000 taels you gave me two days ago, our family now has more than 100,000 taels of silver. The main reason is that we bought a house two years ago and spent more money to repair the house, otherwise there would be more cash left now. Now you have a house, land and money, who would look down on me?"
Wen Tingzhou hurriedly smiled and said, "The family's industry can make so much money, mainly thanks to your hard work in recent years, you have helped you buy these industries for your husband. In this regard, your husband is far inferior to your wife."
Mu Yun chuckled proudly and said, "Of course, you are a great blessing to marry me."
Wen Tingzhou hurriedly smiled and reached out to hold her in his arms and said, "Of course, I must have accumulated merits for several lifetimes to marry you..." Mu Yun was a little confused by him and had already thrown away the county lord Yongxing and other things.
As the saying goes: Beauty is a misleading person. In fact, if you think about it carefully, sometimes male sex is a misleading person...
The next day, Mu Yun remembered a serious matter and discussed with Wen Tingzhou before he left: "The family of Minnanbo not only gave us a generous gift, but also helped you very much. Logically speaking, our two families had no contacts before and had no common relatives. Why did his family help our family so much?"
Wen Tingzhou smiled and pointed her nose, and replied with only one sentence: "Minnan Bo has been there for nearly half a year, and the 100-day filial piety has passed. But the prince is still the prince now. Their family has lived in the southwest Minhai for a long time, and it seems that there are no capable relatives in the capital."
Hearing this, Mu Yun already understood: "Oh, I understand, but Minnanbo sacrificed his life for the country at least. After he left, shouldn't the court give preferential treatment to his family?"
Hearing this, Wen Tingzhou sneered: "The Bo family in southern Fujian has been guarding the Minhai area for many years, and their family has a very high prestige in the army here. The late emperor is generous. As long as the Bo family in southern Fujian is obedient and will not be able to defend the place well. Our new emperor is magnanimous, which is the past. He does not have such a great measure now. Now he has finally had the opportunity to reduce the impact of the Bo Mansion in southern Fujian on the army, so he will naturally not let it go easily."
Mu Yun frowned slightly: "It's not me that it's too disappointing for that person to act like this, so he is not afraid..." Mu Yun did not say the following words, but Wen Tingzhou and her husband and wife have been together for many years, so they naturally know what she had not said.
Wen Tingzhou said slightly, "Did he do less when crossing the river and destroying bridges? Have you not seen him clearly in the past few months? Don't have too high fantasies and expectations for him. Forget it, let's not talk about these things. I have my own ideas on the Minnan Uncle, but since they have shown goodwill to us, we shouldn't be too arrogant. You can ask someone to hand in a post first, and we will say that we will visit together next time I go off."
After receiving the post sent by Muyun, the prince of Minnan, Xie Xuanzhen, did not dare to neglect it. He personally took the post to the backyard to see his grandmother, the old lady of Minnan Mansion.
After reading the post, Mrs. Yuchi said in a deep voice: "Since we don't dislike our family's bad luck, then our family must be entertained well." As she said, she said to her Changsun, "I've been wronged these days. I thought that your father died in the line of duty, and it should not be difficult to inherit your title. I didn't expect that our family's memorial has been handed over for so long, and there was no explanation in the palace."
Mrs. Nanbo from Min, who was standing beside her, said: "My dear family also asked Lord Xue from the Ministry of Rites to help me submit a memorial, but the emperor has kept it and has not posted it."
The prince's wife said embarrassingly: "It's all my fault for my family. All I can find is a small official. I can't help the mansion and my husband."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Yuchi waved her hand and said, "What are you saying? The root of this matter is not the person who is others. My in-laws and family members have already helped each other. The superiors are in a dilemma. Not to mention my in-laws and family members, even if they are Duke Li, there is no way."
Mrs. Minnan said, "I don't know if Governor Wen is willing to help."
Mrs. Yuchi's eyes were slightly condensed: "It depends on whether our family's sincerity is enough."
Mrs. Jing, the wife of Dingnanbo, was a little puzzled: "Brother Zhen has already helped Governor Wen to recommend soldiers in the army. Isn't this enough?"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Yuchi sighed in her heart. Her daughter-in-law is good at everything, but sometimes it is too simple to think about things. It is still possible to manage the family affairs. It is basically a luxury to point at her to be able to take care of her husband and children in government affairs. Then she looked at her grandson-daughter-in-law, Zhao, fortunately, this grandson-daughter-in-law was married well. Although her family background was a little worse, her own talents and abilities were enough to make up for these.
After the banquet, Mu Yun received many posts to reply. She carefully selected and found that there was no one she had to go in person. Most of them refused or asked the servants to give generous gifts.
She is a person who can't stay idle. Whenever she has free time, she wants to find something for herself. I remembered that Wen Tingzhou said that his family was weak. Although it was a joke, compared with his private money, the amount of money in this public service was indeed not much. So Mu Yun considered what Wen Tingzhou had given her a few days ago. He couldn't keep it in his hands to make mold.
Thinking of this, she asked someone to call Yun Fan over and talk about her plans.
Since he arrived in Jiangcheng, Yunfan saw that the sea trade is prosperous here, and he also had his own plans. He has been very interested in doing business since he was young, otherwise he would not have even stopped taking the imperial examination.
Hearing Mu Yun’s statement, he smiled and said, “Since I’ve said this, I’ve just had some idea to talk to my younger brothers and sisters. Seeing that my brothers and sisters and sisters are not young, they will be able to get married in two years. My younger brothers and sisters know that they have built a house in Beijing and a hundred acres of land in their hometown in the past two years. Although I don’t have great ambitions, I also want to buy some decent betrothal gifts and dowry for my two children. Especially for Sister Ping, she is a girl’s house. Nowadays, both in Beijing and Minhai, it is popular to marry a daughter. Although I don’t want to compete with those wealthy families, I also want to do my best to make Sister Ping’s dowry more decent.”
Upon hearing this, Mu Yun smiled and said, "We are all close relatives. If my second cousin has any ideas, it's very unnecessary to be so polite."
Yun Fan smiled embarrassedly: "Actually, it's nothing. I see that the sea trade is prosperous here, especially the silk and cloth of our big dragons are very popular among foreign merchants. When I was helping my younger brothers and sisters in Beijing to manage shops a few years ago, I also recognized the owners of several cloth shops, and could get some cloth goods from there to sell. In addition, spices, jewelry, and Western things here are very rare in Beijing, and they can transport these to the capital. In this way, they are never empty-handed and can make some money. Therefore, I thought to try this business while I am not too old. If it is feasible, it would be better to save more things for the three children in the family."
Mu Yun nodded and said, "It's very right for my second cousin to have such an idea. Actually, I had this idea when I came here, thinking about asking my second cousin to find a business he likes to do. I was just afraid that my second cousin would think too much and misunderstand that I was ridding bridges and so on, so I didn't say it. Now that my second cousin wants to do this, just do it. I have 40,000 taels of silver here, so my second cousin will take it to purchase the goods first."
What Mu Yun was talking about was not a cliché. When she was in the capital, she had many industries and could find a few to manage them. Now their family only has one house here, and Wen Sui helped to manage some of the affairs on Wen Tingzhou, so it was not easy for Yun Fan to intervene rashly. Mu Yun originally thought of finding a shop to do some business and let Yun Fan take care of them. Then he heard that he had his own ideas and felt even more happy.
Although Yunfan knew that Mu Yun had always been generous, she didn't expect her to be so straightforward. He quickly waved his hand and said, "I can't use so much for the time being. This first time, I just wanted to try it out first. How could I use so much money?"
Mu Yun replied: "Although it's a test, it's always enough to start a fire. It's enough to wait for the goods. When we opened that shop, the goods were less than 7,000 or 8,000 taels. If you know which ones it is, you won't say much."
Then Mu Yun sighed, "It's a pity that the things I came out of my own dyeing workshop were ordered by Princess Yu and the Queen, and they cannot be sold separately. You can only go to other people's cloth shops to purchase goods, but if you want to bring things back from here, any box of better gems will cost tens of thousands. If you throw this little silver into this Jiangcheng Harbor, you may not even splash. And after the business is opened, you must form a horse gang! You can't always rent other people's horse gangs, that's not safe..."
Chapter completed!