Chapter 132: The Hongmen Banquet in the World
With Feng Bu's handwritten letter, the Zhang family quickly sent someone to deliver nearly 150 million gold and silver. With Liu Yu's approval, Mr. Chen San gave Feng Huan's IOU to Feng Bu.
The matter was already settled, and no matter how regretful He Ran felt, he still ordered the people from the Ministry of Revenue to count and store the items, and then escort them to the national treasury.
From the tone of the voice when he gave the silver just now, it can be seen that Zhang Lianci has completely given up on Feng Bule.
The Feng family was completely defeated this time, and Feng Bu and his family left the capital and returned to their hometown.
The matter of the Feng family came to an end, and the subsequent matters were handed over to Yang Shizhong. Then Mr. Chen Sanye and Liu Yu returned to the Chen Mansion together.
On the way back, although Mr. Chen San did not ask about the loan note, Liu Yu decided to explain it before parting:
"I started a business, and when I opened it, Feng Huan went there..."
She was too embarrassed to say what she heard afterwards, so she blinked her eyes and thought, "Mr. Chen San is so smart, he should be able to guess it!"
Such a huge sum of money could buy a whole street in the capital. What legitimate business could make so much money at one time? It was obvious that Feng Huan was being cheated.
Mr. Chen Sanye was able to make some achievements in his official career, but he wiped out the Feng family, which shows that he is not a pure and kind person.
He didn't feel sorry for Feng Huan, he just thought his own Yu'er was amazing. She had the demeanor of his mother back then. She was admirable and made him fascinated.
"Jade Needle Hall?"
Ever since she knew that Mr. Chen San was really sincere to her, Liu Yu didn't want to hide it from him. Others were treating her sincerely, she couldn't just be hypocritical and fool him!
"It's Yuzhen Hall." She nodded.
Hearing her admit it, Mr. Chen San smiled sincerely. In fact, when Liu Yuxu asked A Zhong to resell the handkerchiefs, his subordinates reported it to him. Later, when she frequently went in and out of the Chen Mansion, he guessed what she was doing.
At that time, he was still unsure of his feelings for her, so he just let her do whatever she wanted.
Now, he knew very well that he liked her, but he was not going to restrict her.
A woman should be like what his mother said, let her fly freely if she is capable. She is no worse than any man and can protect herself.
Therefore, under the control of Old Madam Chen, the Chen family is a contradictory entity that both values rules and does not value them.
Liu Yu could tell that Mr. Chen Sanye did not show strong opposition to her doing business.
"Then tell me if you need anything. I'm going to the study first. I have something else to do."
"it is good."
Mr. Chen San touched her head and turned to go to Tingzhuxuan.
He was busy for half a month.
These days, Liu Yu would have breakfast with Master Chen San at Tingzhuxuan, and during the day, he would take care of the accounts sent by Yuzhentang.
After the last opening, the news that Yuzhentang's double-sided embroidery was being fought over by two noble ladies in the capital spread, and every respectable family in the capital wanted to order a pair of double-sided embroidery.
Business was better than ever, and as she made more money, she had more things to do. In addition to calculating the money accounts, she also had to check the incoming fabrics, silk threads and other materials used.
Previously, this task was entrusted to Madam Yang. Although Madam Yang's double-sided embroidery of the streets of the capital market was also taken away by Feng Huan, Madam Yang's craftsmanship still became famous in the capital.
Nowadays, many people from large families would ask her to help embroider longevity pictures when their elders celebrated their birthdays.
In addition to the fixed wages, she implemented the monthly salary of Yuzhentang, and there would be a labor fee for every embroidery piece she completed and sold.
Liu Yu was really embarrassed to let Madam Yang do all this for her, so she took on this job from the past two days.
I go to Yuzhen Hall every now and then.
Recently, there are more and more girls who want to come to the embroidery workshop to learn skills, and she has to personally supervise them.
Liu Yu picked out the visiting invitations from other embroidery workshops and opened it. It was different from the invitations from other embroidery workshops. This invitation was an invitation to visit Tianxia Diyifang.
She looked at the last line and murmured, "Running for the Imperial Merchant Weaving Workshop?"
The clothing and costumes for the concubines and maids in the Imperial Palace of the Great Jin Dynasty were not only provided by the garment workshops within the palace, but also purchased from famous weaving workshops outside the palace.
It changes every three years, and many embroidery workshops compete for this spot.
What was the meaning of Tianxia Diyifang inviting her? Wasn't this just creating an opponent for herself?
Just as Liu Yu was thinking about this, Jingzhe ran in with a strange expression:
"Madam, please go out and take a look! Someone has brought a lot of grass to the front yard! Our yard is almost full of space."
Liu Yu didn't understand what was going on, so he put down the post and the heater in his hands and followed Jingzhe out of the house.
In the white snow, the pots of green grass are not only neatly trimmed, but also full of vitality, which makes people feel inexplicably happy both physically and mentally.
"My dear, who is so boring? Others send flowers, why are you sending flowers to me?" Jingzhe asked.
Liu Yu remembered that Uncle Chen San had mentioned some time ago that he had no time to take care of the yard and it had become abandoned. He guessed that this was caused by him.
As far as she knew, blood grass and blue wool were both extremely cold-resistant grasses, and they would be perfect for decorating the garden.
Liu Yu ignored the little girl's complaints and ordered:
"Go find some people to come and transplant this grass into our yard."
Jingzhe retreated and quickly found servants led by A Zhong. Under the command of Liu Yu, they planted different varieties of grass in different corners of the yard, which immediately gave people a feeling of spring.
"How is it? Isn't it better than flowers?" Liu Yu asked Jingzhe, a little proud.
Growing flowers in winter is delicate, and this scene is only found in her yard.
Jingzhe was stubborn. She said, "I still like flowers." She seemed to have thought of something and said with a burning look:
"Madam, why don't we call Madam Bao and go to the peach forest in the backyard to pick peach blossoms!"
Liu Yu was persuaded and wanted to go, but when he thought of the things he had not finished, he frowned and hesitated.
At this time, Lian Baoer walked into Qinyuanju with her maid. She happened to hear their conversation outside. She immediately stepped forward, took Liu Yu's arm, and said coquettishly:
"Sister Yu'er, let's go pick some flowers, okay? You've been so busy lately that you've lost a lot of weight."
Sister Yu'er has been busy recently, and it is not convenient for her to go to see Chen Xiyao alone. She has not left the East Courtyard for a long time.
When she got no response, she continued to persuade:
"Besides, Sister Yuer, you can't finish all your things in a short time, so it won't make any difference if you delay for half a day!" Anyway, since she came back from Yuzhen Hall that day, she hasn't seen how Sister Yuer rested, and she felt distressed when she saw her.
Seeing the little girl's expectant look, Liu Yu finally nodded. She was indeed tired.
Jingzhe needed to prepare dinner for Yuzhentang and Qinyuanju. Liu Yu put on the cloak that Guyu brought and took Guyu out. They first went to Wutongyuan and found Chen Xiyao, and the three of them went to the backyard together.
The backyard of the Chen Mansion is divided into a waterside pavilion and a flower viewing area. The winter plum blossoms are in the flower viewing area on top of the waterside pavilion. In this season, other trees are covered with pure white snowflakes, and the bright red winter plum blossoms are particularly eye-catching in the flower viewing area and are exceptionally beautiful.