Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

On the morning of the second day, Lu Xunhuan was strolling and passed by the former mansion of the Immortal Friends Association intentionally or unintentionally.

He discovered that there were new members.

Where do the members come from? Where do the branch presidents come from? Are they recruited so quickly?

He just took a look and passed by.

I already know who the president of the Immortal Friends Association is, so there is no need to get to know the people in the branch again. In this troubled time, it will cause unnecessary trouble.

He strolled forward slowly, came to the street where Shangguan Shangshu's residence was located, and looked at the surrounding environment.

Then, he entered a teahouse and asked for a private room. The window of the private room was diagonally facing the gate of the Shangshu Mansion.

This was the best observation position he could find. The rest of the street was filled with low-rise houses and scattered shops.

He ordered the best tea in the teahouse and sat by the window, as if he was just hanging out there.

He drank tea casually while observing the people coming in and out of the Shangshu Mansion.

After a while, he saw a rather pretty maid carrying an exquisite little basket, walking out of the gate, crossing the street, and heading straight towards the teahouse.

Then, the maid entered the teahouse.

Will the maid come for tea too?

He immediately left the private room and pretended to go to the toilet.

The maid's voice came: "The best tea, five pounds today."

Lu Xunhuan thought to himself, five kilograms is not a small amount.

He heard the teahouse owner say again: "Upstairs, please."

A moment later, the two men walked up the stairs and entered the tea warehouse.

Lu Xunhuan came out of the toilet and slipped outside the warehouse door.

The door of the warehouse was not closed tightly.

He heard the boss say, "Still the same price?"

When Lu Xunhuan heard this, he knew something was fishy.

The maid said, "Can't you raise the price of your tea?"

The boss said, "This year's high-quality tea harvest is poor, and the supply is really tight."

The maid laughed and said, "Is it true?"

The boss said, "If you're serious, I'll tell you the truth. I'm not afraid of the chief steward asking questions."

The maid said, "Okay, we both need to speak in the same tone."

She seemed to take out a banknote and handed it to the boss: "Here, let me calculate it. How much is it for me?"

The boss said, "Then let's increase the price by five taels of silver per tael of tea. Five catties, that's an extra two hundred and fifty taels. I'll make half, and the remaining half will be yours."

The maid seemed a little dissatisfied: "If you calculate it according to the original price, you will make a lot of money. Why do you still want my kickback?"

The boss smiled and said, "Okay, okay, you cunning little fox, I'll give it all to you, but..."

He seemed to be making some moves.

The maid said angrily, "What are you doing? Why are you so clumsy?"

The boss said jokingly, "Beautiful lady, I heard you're quite romantic. How about we have a romantic moment?"

The maid scolded him, "Get lost! I want romance and flirtation, so I'll naturally look for someone young and handsome. Why would I look for you?"

The boss seemed unwilling to give up and started to touch her again.

The maid scolded again: "What are you touching? Behave yourself. If you continue to be so presumptuous, I will not do business with you. There are many tea vendors. I can find any one to do business with."

The boss said, "Hey, beautiful lady, can I give you a little more kickback?"

The maid scolded, "Get lost! Are you still doing business or not? If you don't want to, I'll close your shop tomorrow."

The boss seemed to be discouraged: "Okay, okay, auntie, I was just joking, let's do business as usual, you make money, I make money, and everyone makes money."

The maid said, "That's right. It doesn't matter what you look like... If you were younger, more handsome, and richer, maybe this lady would be attracted to you..."

The boss kept saying, "Yes, yes, I am a toad who wants to eat swan flesh. Auntie, you are not angry, are you?"

The maid said, "Let's cooperate well. Don't let your imagination run wild, and I won't be angry."

Lu Xunhuan walked away and returned to the private room.

After a while, he heard the sound of footsteps on the stairs, and then heard the maid's voice: "Send it to the mansion before lunch."

He looked down through the window and saw the maid carrying a basket and walking hurriedly along the street, as if she was going to buy something from another store.

So he quickly left the teahouse and followed the maid.

The maid walked a hundred steps along the street and entered a grain shop.

Lu Xun Huan heard her say to the grain shop owner: "One thousand kilograms of rice, five hundred kilograms of flour..."

She rattled off a lot of food supplies, such as beans, salt, oil, vermicelli, seasonings, and so on.

It seems that she came out today to do some big shopping.

In the Shangshu Mansion, there are hundreds of Shangshu's family members and maids and servants, so the expenses are naturally high.

Lu Xunhuan estimated that basic grain and oil needs would require purchasing two or three times a month.

This maidservant is capable of doing this and actually has considerable power in the mansion.

This lucrative position would allow her to make a lot of money.

Sure enough, after the maid reported a large number of things, she went to settle the bill with the owner of the grain shop alone.

I guess he is going to calculate the kickbacks again.

If she could earn a few hundred taels of silver every time she went out, it would be a huge income for a maid.

Lu Xunhuan pretended to touch the cloth in a tailor shop nearby. He looked like he was going to make clothes, but he couldn't make up his mind for a while.

The tailor shop owner asked, "Sir, what kind of clothes do you want? Ordinary or something more luxurious?"

Lu Xunhuan asked, "How is your workmanship?"

The boss said, "Don't worry, many of the Shangshu's clothes are made by us."

Lu Xun Huan looked at the fabric again and said, "I came here just for this. Boss, please be busy now. I'll carefully select the fabric and order two sets later."

He looked at the cloth slowly. After a while, the maid left the grain and oil shop and came to the tailor shop again.

Lu Xun Huan waited for her to reach the door of the tailor shop and immediately took out the banknote: "Boss, I want the best material to make two sets. Please take the deposit."

The boss took the banknote from his hand and saw that it was worth ten thousand taels.

"Sir," the boss quickly returned the banknote to him, "a small amount is enough for the deposit, no need for such a large denomination."

Lu Xunhuan took out the ten thousand taels of silver note and was seen by the maid.

The maid naturally looked him up and down carefully.

After watching it, she felt very fond of this rich young man.

He is tall, handsome and rich.

Lu Xun Huan felt around for a while and said, "Oh, I really don't have any change..."

He turned around and handed the ten thousand taels of silver to the maid: "Miss, can you help me change it?"

The maid took the banknote and looked at it: "Sir, where are you from? Why haven't I seen you before?"

Lu Xun Huan said, "I attended the Fifth Prince's wedding banquet a few days ago and saw the suit that the Minister wore. It was very nice. I thought the Minister must have had it custom-made by a tailor near the mansion, so I came to take a look today."

When the maid heard Lu Xunhuan say that he had attended the Fifth Prince's wedding banquet, she looked at him with a different eye.

Anyone who can attend the Fifth Prince’s wedding banquet must be either rich or noble.

She returned the banknote to Lu Xunhuan and said, "You've come to the right place. Many of the Shangshu's clothes are made in this shop."

She took out a few taels of silver and handed it to the tailor shop owner: "I'll pay the deposit for him."

Lu Xun Huan said quickly, "Oh, young lady, this is unacceptable. How am I going to pay you back when the time comes?"

The maid said, "My name is Xia Yin, from the mansion across the street. If you want to find me, just tell me my name."

Lu Xun Huan nodded: "Okay, okay, thank you very much, young lady."

Then, the two of them talked to the boss about making clothes while chatting, and soon they became familiar with each other.

After Xia Yin ordered a batch of clothes for the servants and maids in the Shangshu Mansion, she was about to return home.

After they left the tailor shop, Lu Xun Huan asked, "When will you come out next time, young lady? I'll wait for you here."

Xia Yin said: "As long as there is something, you can come out at any time."

Lu Xunhuan nodded: "It seems that your position is not low."

Xia Yin smiled complacently: "That's right, the maids and servants in the mansion are under the management of the chief steward. Under the chief steward, I am in charge of the women and also the procurement of these things."

She waved goodbye to Lu Xunhuan and said, "Okay, enough talking. The Lord will be back from court soon. I have to go back home. Your dress should be ready in at least two days, maybe the day after tomorrow, in the morning."

Lu Xun Huan replied, "Okay, I'll wait for you the day after tomorrow morning."