At the beginning of the year of famine, the lucky girl of the farm family used cheats to support the

Fu Bao said in surprise: "Lin Sen is yours..."

The pink-dressed girl smiled and said, "My brother, my biological son. How is he? Are they 60% similar?"

Fu Bao smiled and nodded: "Then why do you call yourself Jiang?"

She straightened her sleeves and said helplessly, "I came out for fun and didn't want anyone to know." She looked at Fubao and said, "But it happened that day when we were having dinner, I saw my second uncle and brother sending you off together. I was so panicked that I was caught by them."

Fu Bao chuckled and continued, "Originally, the two wanted to send me back to Jiangzhou, but I don't know what happened, so they hurried to leave the city. Then they remembered that they wanted to support you, so they let me stay, saying that I wanted to be the first guest."

Fubao didn't expect that the two of them would take their jokes so seriously, and he was a little amused. But then he thought that Qingyang had just left, and the two of them followed him, so something must have happened at the front.

The pink-dressed girl waved her hand in front of her eyes out of boredom: "What's wrong with you? What are you thinking about?"

Fu Bao came back to his senses and said worriedly, "I hope nothing will happen to them."

The girl shook her head and said, "Don't worry, they are all counselors, and we won't let them charge into the battlefield, so nothing will happen."

After she finished speaking, she looked at the jade pendant on Fubao's waist and her eyes lit up: "Second Uncle actually gave all this to you. What did you do to make him so generous?"

Fu Bao waved his hand: "Not worth mentioning."

The girl in front of him suddenly said seriously: "Since the jade pendant is here with you, it means that Second Uncle believes that you can be a close friend. My name is Lin Keyi. If you encounter any trouble in Jiangzhou in the future, you can come to the Lin Mansion to find me at any time."

Fu Bao smiled and said, "Li Yishu. When will Sister Lin return to Jiangzhou?"

Lin Keyi's face instantly fell: "I chose to come here at Chenshi today because I will leave at Sishi. The ship has already stopped at the dock, and I have to leave right away."

As soon as she finished speaking, the maid came in to urge her. Time was too tight, so she hurriedly put on her veil and said goodbye to Fu Bao: "I have made you my friend, remember to come to Jiangzhou to play with me."

Fu Bao chuckled: "The business of the shop is not stable now. I will go to Jiangzhou to have a look in a few years."

Lin Keyi smiled inexplicably and said, "It's okay, we will meet again soon."

Fubao was just about to ask her why she said that, but she had already regained her dignified appearance in public and got into the carriage with the help of her maid.

After seeing Lin Keyi off, Fubao noticed that the private room was full and there were only two empty tables in the hall.

The invited musician was sitting in the hall. Fubao couldn't understand what he was playing, but the rhythm was slow and calm.

Chongming stood in front of the counter and whispered, "Do you know how much we made this morning?"

Then he looked around and whispered in an almost inaudible voice close to Fubao's ear: "Fifty-six taels! How is this different from robbing money?"

Fu Bao's eyes widened: "What do you mean by robbing money? Do you know how much money this person spent on decoration, various ingredients, and the preparation of pens, ink, paper, and inkstone?"

The dim sum from Wuweizhai alone costs nine taels of silver a day. A deposit of ninety taels is required first, and one hundred and eighty taels is paid in full at the end of the month.

The daily consumption of pens, ink, paper and inkstone in a private room is about one tael. For eight private rooms, that is two hundred and forty taels a month.

Although the zither was not a famous one, it was still bought at a high price of one hundred taels.

The chess pieces are made of jade and the chessboard is made of red sandalwood, and the cost is also eighty taels.

……

Since you want to do business here, you have to be willing to spend money in order to make a profit.

I can earn about 80 taels a day, 2,400 taels a month. It seems like a lot, but in reality I may only get 800 taels. If the customer base is not stable, it may just break even and I won't make any money.

But there are many ways to attract customers. The cooperation with Yuxiangzhai has been going on. Various creams and the new masks she recently provided have been delivered. Now the shop has added nail dyeing and skin care, which makes those ladies very happy.

For a whole month, Fubao lived in the shop. Her family came to see her every now and then, and then went back reluctantly.

Chongxi's legs have recovered, he no longer limps when he walks, and he is much more cheerful. He often goes with Yisheng and Yiqiu to listen to Mr. Han's lectures.

Zhao Xiuer missed her every day, but there were Grandma Jin and several children at home. Fubao repeatedly assured her that she would not be afraid, and only then did she follow Li Shuangrong home, looking back every few steps.

That day, Li Huaiqing hadn't seen Fubao for a long time and missed her very much, so he took Zhou Qiaoping and Zhao Xiuer in a carriage to the south of the city to see her.

Fubao had been waiting outside the door for a long time, waving at them happily: "Grandpa, grandma, mom!"

Zhao Xiuer ran over with red eyes, hugged her and said, "You've lost weight."

Fubao touched his chubby face, wondering how his mother saw it: "Without the food cooked by mother, I would be hungry and thin."

When Zhao Xiuer heard this, she said excitedly, "Then you can come back with me, or mother can stay."

Fubao hurried to stop it. This scene happened two or three times a month, and she was used to it.

Li Huaiqing: "Let grandpa see it. Oh, Yishu has grown into a big girl."

Zhou Qiaoping: "Look at how pretty this face is. When he grows up, there won't be another person as pretty as him in Yuzhou City."

Fubao: "Grandma! Okay, okay, there are so many people here."

Chongming came out excitedly to greet his grandparents, looked left and right, and finally asked, "Where's my mother? Why didn't she come?"

Zhou Qiaoping: "Your mother stays at home every day now. I don't know what's going on. She used to go to the shop every two or three days, but now she may not go once every ten days."

Fu Bao asked worriedly, "Is he sick?"

Zhou Qiaoping: "The doctor checked it out and said there's nothing wrong with it. Forget it, let her be."

Zhao Xiuer asked doubtfully, "Isn't my sister-in-law pregnant?"

Several people were shocked: "When did this happen?"

Zhao Xiuer said innocently: "It's been three months, it should be showing soon." She didn't expect that her whole family didn't know about it.

Zhou Qiaoping: "How could that be? This cowardly girl, why doesn't she say anything?"

Zhao Xiuer: "Maybe they want to wait until the baby is firmly seated before talking about it."

Li Chongming said anxiously: "Then...then I will go back with you guys later to see my mother."

Zhou Qiaoping: "No wonder I suddenly started to slack off like before. I didn't expect that I was pregnant."

Fu Bao: "That doctor is too unreliable. You should find another one to help your aunt-in-law keep the baby safe."

Zhou Qiaoping nodded and said, "Let's talk about it when we get back. Grandma stewed some pork ribs for you today. Children grow fast, so drinking more pork rib soup is good for your health." Then she let her drink a big bowl of soup.

When I left, I reluctantly said goodbye: "Your brothers miss you so much, when will you come home?"

Fubao smiled: "Very soon." In fact, she didn't know when she would be safe. Her secrets couldn't be exposed to outsiders. If she wanted to go home, she could only choose a time when no one was around.