Chapter 371 Opening a Store in Beijing (3)
"Haha, eldest son, my cousin is indeed a rare beauty. However, when I went to the inn, I heard some rumors about my cousin..."
"What rumors?"
When Du Yulang heard that his cousin was a rare beauty, his blood boiled and he was very excited. He was interested in the beauty and was equally interested in the gossip about the beauty.
"Ahem, I heard that my cousin has a very fierce personality. Although she is beautiful, she is not as gentle and courteous as a woman should be. Think about it, a daughter's family does not stay in the boudoir doing embroidery and drinking tea. How do you behave when you go out to do business in public all day long?"
However, Butler Cao's slander did not affect Du Yulang's mood for beauty, but instead aroused him to a stronger sense of excitement.
"Haha, such lively beauties are interesting. There are so many women who stay in the embroidery building all day doing embroidery and playing chess. They all have the same taste, very boring. I just don't know what my little cousin is like. woman……"
He squinted his eyes and touched his chin in longing...
When Butler Cao saw this, he was startled. After quietly exiting, he sent someone to deliver the news to Cao Jin's house, and then went to the inn to deliver the message himself.
When Caiwei heard the words from Butler Cao, she laughed and said, "My family's monthly income from business is nearly two thousand taels. Please reply to my grandfather. If you can give our family a monthly income of one thousand taels, we will I won’t do this business anymore. If not, please don’t hinder us.”
Butler Cao took a breath of air. He didn't expect Miss Cousin's appetite to be so big.
The expenses of the house are all paid according to the quota. Even the monthly quota for the uncle's family is only 100 taels. The two men who were born as concubines only have 20 taels per month for each family.
After the Fourth Miss returned home, it was a great blessing that the family's monthly income could be as good as that of the two concubines. How dare they dare to dream of a thousand taels a month, it was really ridiculous.
The financial situation of Duke Anguo's government has deteriorated and is worse than before. In the past few years, the money in the house has been low, but the money has been out. The children in the family are used to squandering money and don't know how to be thrifty, so the family has become increasingly difficult.
The wife presided over the reception, so she naturally knew the situation at home. She repeatedly advocated frugality for the whole family, but it still didn't help. If things continue like this, within two years, the family will definitely be unable to make ends meet.
As for the thousand taels of silver that the cousin mentioned, let alone the Duke, even the Madam would never agree to it.
Butler Cao smiled awkwardly and said, "Miss Cousin, I will go to the mansion later to reply and see what the Duke's opinion is, haha..."
He politely withdrew, but he knew in his heart that his cousin's request would definitely be rejected.
When I returned to the house, I saw Mr. Huo coming to visit him. He was sitting in the flower hall drinking tea and chatting with the Duke of Guo. Several gentlemen were accompanying him.
Although Mr. Huo was born as a merchant, no one in the entire Jin Dynasty dared to look down upon him, not because his family was an imperial merchant in the Jin Dynasty, nor because his family was the richest man in the Jin Dynasty, but because he had an upright person. The beloved sister Xian Fei and a nephew of King Jing who was deeply loved by the emperor.
Moreover, Mr. Huo himself is also a noble man. Regardless of his moral character or interests, he is not looked down upon by others at all.
Therefore, in the Jin Dynasty, no matter whether they are relatives of the emperor or princes and nobles, when they meet Mr. Huo, they must be polite and give him some face.
An Guo Gong's Mansion was no exception. As soon as Mr. Huo arrived, An Guo Gong called several sons and a few older grandsons to come out to accompany him to show his attention.
