Men, listen, grab the top of the mountain and stand in the center position

Xiangyun Inn.

Thinking of the family who had just said something but refused to budge, Madam Li couldn't help but clench her fist and pound the table. Damn it! In the past, she was the only one who was high and mighty, and everyone else had to fawn over her, whether they were relatives, friends, or subordinates and wealthy businessmen. Over the years, she had long been accustomed to it. Just a few words would make others rush to get things done.

I didn't expect to fall into trouble with my own sister and brother-in-law!

"Mother, this northern barbarian land has no sense of humanity or reason. Everyone is so vulgar!" Li Wanting watched her mother being humiliated and couldn't help but vent her anger. That cousin had no manners when she sat, slumped in the chair like a boneless person, and looked the silver hairpin up and down with a look of disgust. "This is clearly silver jewelry from the Jinyu Pavilion, but you have no taste at all. I'm afraid you want the gold hairpin!"

Li Shangde endured it and hummed softly: "Aunt gave us gold inlaid with jade, so we gave her a silver hairpin..." His cousin was not a fool who couldn't tell the value of things.

"Shangde, go study next door and don't bother yourself with family matters."

Li Shangde: I asked him to review his lessons as soon as we had a disagreement. I should have been mute!

After his son left, he showed some fatigue behind him. "The customs in Yaocheng are indeed very different from those in the South. Your aunt and uncle were well-known for their kindness and honesty in the area. I didn't expect that people are so stubborn and refused repeatedly... That daughter looks okay, but her virtue, words, appearance and talent are probably not good enough. She is just a spoiled girl. We are new here and we can't get things done without the help of acquaintances. You should try to coax people to find a way out. You can't just sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor."

Things are different now. My father’s official position is no longer secure, and his property in Hangzhou County is worth only a fraction of what it was. After the family is reunited, they still have to rely on my uncle’s familiar face to find a way in. This is the only thing we have left.

"I think that kind of spoiled and arrogant northern barbarian girl can be easily won over by my daughter with her heart. Don't worry, mother!" In terms of scheming and winning over tactics, northerners will never be able to play with southerners. Just like the imperial examination, talented southerners can get seven points alone. It has been like this since ancient times.

In the afternoon, new bamboo curtains hung from the west wing windows, draped with colorful tassels. A gentle breeze swayed the colorful curtains, adding a touch of coolness and vividness to the still-scorching autumn heat. From the stables, the hens' cackling cries of good news could be heard from time to time. The hens in these batches of chicks were gradually brooding and laying eggs, and each time they laid an egg, they would cluck and cack, as if unable to hide their joy, beating gongs and drums to announce to the owner, "I laid an egg! I laid an egg!"

At this time, Taotao, who was busy in the courtyard while the Kitchen God was busy, would happily jump out, rush into the stable, pick up the still warm eggs, and not forget to announce loudly: "The fifth egg today!!!" The collected eggs were densely piled in the basket. Xia Mimi boiled the eggs with tea leaves and salt to make them tasty and durable. When Taotao had time, she would push the cart, put the tea eggs and braised meat in a clay pot, and shout and sell them in the alleys and streets. She would go to the alleys where there were many children and the elderly, with a group of greedy children following behind her, chattering. Later, Wangshu ordered the small pieces of meat to be sliced, and the number of slices would be accurate to the price for one copper coin.

Compared to Taotao's petty quarrels, Xia Xiaoxiao has now visited most of the city's pubs and snack shops, officially signing contracts with several of them to provide a fixed amount of braised goods every day, including braised chicken, duck, goose, pork, beef, and mutton, as well as various meatballs and pickled vegetables. The firewood from the kitchen god is always burning, and the firewood bought in the yard is neatly stacked. Xia Xiaoxiao also had a craftsman make two small two-wheeled carts, with a thick layer of wheat straw on the bottom. Clay pots labeled with different storefronts are delivered to different locations. In the evening, after collecting the money, she goes to Wangshu to count it.

Wangshu took a goose feather, dipped it in ink, and used it as a quill pen. He carefully drew a table on a blank booklet, recording the quantity, unit price, and total price of each company's order, and calculated various costs and profits. He reviewed the accounts every ten days and calculated each person's profit clearly and distributed it to each individual.

Initially, they thought they were just playing around, but when everyone sat together to check and divide the bill, Ji's father and mother realized that the clown was actually themselves...

Don't bully others because they are poor when they are young, but don't bully yourself because you are poor when you are old.

Taotao could get a few more coins every ten days, and she was so happy that she was spinning in circles. She kept the money and it would accumulate into a lot, and she could go shopping with her sister Shushu to buy hairpins, jewelry, and clothes.

"Taotao, you are richer than I was when I was thirteen!" Shushu teased Taotao, who was so happy that she didn't know what to do while holding the copper coins. Xia Aiai had made a lot of money in the past few months. Seeing that her daughter was working hard, she started to keep some money from her daughter from this month. This made Taotao, who had always been poor, very happy.

Father Ji looked at the few small pieces of silver in front of his daughter. His red eyes became serious, his hands itched and his eyes sparkled: "Shushu has earned a lot of private money in just ten days..."

A few days ago, in order to coax his daughter, Ji's father once again emptied out his private money and regretted it. His efforts to hide his private money have never stopped, and his wish to save money has never been fulfilled. How sad!

The old father looked pitiful, his wallet empty. Wangshu generously stuffed all the change on the table into his father's pocket, "Here! Help your poor father!" He reached out to tease the bird in the cage, "Yingying, quiet night thoughts."

"The moon shines brightly in front of the window, I wonder if it is frost on the ground. I look up at the bright moon, and I look down and think of my hometown."

Yingying sang the poem while shaking its head and jumping around. Even though the pronunciation was not very clear, this was indeed the complete poem "Quiet Night Thoughts". It was not the first time that everyone heard it imitate others, and they were always shocked by such a wonderful bird.

In Wangshu's previous life, her grandfather had a parrot that could only say "Congratulations on your wealth and prosperity" and "Red envelopes for you to bring in." So before Yingying could learn to talk, Wangshu had her father rub the hard crust off Yingying's tongue to soften it and make it easier to twirl. After more than three months of repetitive, boring training, it finally learned this ancient poem. Especially during the past two months, while she was bedridden, Yingying stayed in her room with her, and upon waking, she would recite "The bright moonlight shines on the window, I wonder if it's frost on the ground."

In the absolutely quiet West Wing, the training is constantly reinforced through rewards and repeated tirelessly, just for this moment.

"You want to sell Yingying to a theater?"

Ji's mother was very puzzled. Xia Mimi had worked so hard for this parrot, but in the end the parrot had only learned 70% to 80% of the recipe. The bird was precious, and seeing it accompany Shushu all the time was a good use of it. She never thought that she would eat and sleep with it and teach it to recite poems, and then sell it after it learned the recipe!

"Everyone in the family is tired of the novelty, and I'm so tired of teaching them that it's time to sell them for a good price."

When you get tired of playing, it's time for others to pay for the fun. There's no shortage of rich people in the city, especially in the theaters. It would be great if those rich people who love to sing and listen to opera would be interested in a Yingying who can hum a few lines and imitate the opera and compete with each other to pay a high price to get her.

It is always good to have many skills. You should learn daily greetings so that you can improve your performance.

The rose-breasted cockatoo is extremely rare and in short supply. This bird, which can recite poetry and say hello, immediately attracted a large number of curious onlookers as soon as it walked onto the street.

"This parrot is very clever and can imitate our speech. As long as you talk to it often and train it, it will be able to imitate. It is beautiful and rare. Asking price: two hundred taels of silver!"

Wangshu hired a smooth-talking middleman to sell the Yingying. It was indeed rare, but the asking price of two hundred taels discouraged many people, and only one person was willing to pay one hundred and thirty taels.

After a delay of more than half a month without a deal, Wangshu was a little discouraged. The middleman, tempted by the 50% profit, was not impatient: "No deal is done in one go. In a few days, I'll go to General Qin's house and ask the housekeeper. His wife is celebrating her birthday this month, and this Yingying is the perfect birthday gift. It's unique and auspicious, and it even celebrates the birthday!"

Wangshu started to doubt the wealthy people in Yaocheng as she took Yingying to look for the seller every day. "There are so many wealthy families in Yaocheng!" Why didn't she meet any of them?

The middleman looked at the otherworldly wealthy woman and felt so disappointed: "Oh, my dear Miss Ji, the price of the brand new house in the second lane has increased four times in the past few months, and now it's only 160 taels."

Second Lane? My aunt's family had just become the owners of one of the houses, and they were celebrating their move tomorrow, inviting the Ji family over for a simple meal.

Ji's mother gave him a pair of imitation Ru kiln sky blue glaze carved goose-neck bottles, with open mouths and slender necks, which symbolize peace, wealth and prosperity, and are considered to be the best products in the official kiln.

"A grand plan will bring prosperity, and auspicious clouds will always be with you. Auspiciousness gathers in the halls, and the rising sun is at your door. Auspiciousness flows through the house, and a gentle breeze blows across the land. A happy home brings joy to heaven and earth; a prosperous new home brings happiness, wealth, and longevity."

The two-courtyard house my aunt bought was spacious and bright, a brand new mud-brick structure. The servants were well-trained and the hall was clean and spotless. Although it was a housewarming, the two families just gathered at the same table for a simple meal.

Li Wanting came over and pulled Wangshu, "Cousin Shushu, please sit with me."

Wangshu was indifferent. It didn't matter where we sat at the same table. "I'll go by myself."

She hadn't forgotten that the last time she visited her home, she was pulled by the sleeve in the same way, and in front of her parents, she said she liked her very much and "wanted to play with cousin Shushu."

Goodbye, she won't listen.