Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 321 Two progressive brothers

After everyone left, Jingshu couldn't help but blame Li Ling again. It wasn't until Ziyun came in to talk about what happened at the medicine shop that Jingshu revealed the problem.

Jingshu’s drug store has been open for two or three months. Because it has just opened, it has little influence in the market, so business has been slow.

Ziyun replied to Jingshu: "Just now shopkeeper Xu from the medicine shop came over and said that not only did the shop have no sales in the past half month, but it also lost more than two hundred taels of silver. Now that it is cold in winter, many people have contracted the disease. People suffering from typhoid fever come to buy medicine on credit, and shopkeeper Xu said that if this continues, they will definitely have to pay again this month."

Winter came early this year, and the weather was surprisingly cold. Countless people in the city were infected with typhoid fever.

After listening to Ziyun's words, Jingshu replied: "Go to our small warehouse and transfer one thousand taels of silver from the account to the drug store, and tell Shopkeeper Xu that if there are people who have colds and don't have money to treat them, our drug store will treat them for free." You only need to pay the cost price for diagnosis and medicine. If the poor people cannot even pay the cost price, we will prescribe medicine for free as usual."

When Ziyun heard this, he was dumbfounded: "Madam, now we are losing nothing but losing money. If we do this, we will lose all our wealth."

Jing Shu patiently explained to Ziyun: "The most important thing for us in the drug store business is to win the hearts of the people. Nowadays, several reputable drug stores in Beijing have already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. We have just started to do it, so we must take the opportunity to win the hearts of the people." , Although it seems to be a bit of a loss at the moment, as time goes by, the people will recognize our medicinal materials, and then business will start."

Everything is difficult at the beginning. There is no way to say that you can make money by doing business. When a drug store is just starting to operate, the most important thing is to accumulate a good reputation and popularity.

After Ziyun accepted the order, Li Ling looked at Jingshu calmly and said, "I didn't expect you to be pretty good at business just now."

Jing Shu smiled and replied: "Everything is based on a well-understood principle. When I first took charge of the business, didn't I have to win people's hearts first, and then gradually reform and establish rules? The same principle applies to doing business. Wait for the establishment of rules first. If you stay on your feet, you won’t have to worry about making money in the future.”

Li Ling had to admit that now this little wife was becoming more and more smart and capable, and sometimes even he had to admire her.

The two of them were chatting here, and the old lady was called in. They said that the old lady had ordered Xiangwu to prepare a meal in the banquet hall of Anxi Hall, and wanted the whole family to get together.

Now that the eldest princess and the Duke of Zhen have reconciled as before, and their three grandsons are all married and starting a business, the old lady is comforted. In previous years, she would feel unwell as soon as winter comes, but this year she is very strong and energetic. People also like to be lively, and they come every once in a while. Then he invited his children and grandchildren to gather together.

 Jingshu Li Ling arrived at Anxi Hall in the second half of the day. The whole family had almost arrived, only the third girl, who was always late, and Li Xiang, who was on duty, had not arrived yet.

The old lady saw that Pingyang's complexion improved, but she still couldn't help but give her instructions. Although Pingyang was of noble birth, she was not arrogant at all. Facing the old lady's nagging talk, she was not impatient at all and smiled. One agreed.

 The old lady is very satisfied with her three granddaughter-in-laws, and she is in a good mood every time she sees a few of them.

After a while, Li Xiang and the third girl also entered the banquet hall. The third girl had been in a bad mood since Zhou Jin was sentenced and exiled. After entering the banquet hall, she sat down beside Jing Shu in a depressed manner.

After Li Xiang sat down next to Pingyang, the old lady couldn't help but give her little grandson a warning. Pingyang smiled and replied to the old lady: "Don't worry, grandma. My husband has always been careful and takes good care of me."

 The old lady was naturally comforted when she saw the young couple loving each other.

 In the past, the Duke of Zhenguo rarely paid attention to worldly affairs. Since he reconciled with the eldest princess, he has also been in a mood to pay attention to his nephew's career.

The Duke of Zhen looked at Li Xian, and first praised and encouraged him: "I heard that Zidu is doing a very good job at the Ministry of Industry. This year, he has done a lot of projects that benefit the country and the people. He is well-known in the court, even the Holy Minister Everyone knows about this.”

Li Xian said modestly: "Uncle, I'm just doing my job well." Duke Zhenguo said happily: "Now Zidu's temper has been tempered, and he is more calm and restrained than before. .”

With that said, the Duke of Zhen looked at Li Ling again and asked: "After the Holy Emperor inspected the city inspection department in autumn, Long Yan was very happy. I heard that he will apply for your position at the end of the year?"

Li Ling replied: "I met with the Holy One a while ago and he did reveal the matter to me, but I rejected him."

 When everyone heard this, their eyes focused on Li Ling with doubts.

Li Ling explained: "Nowadays, the party dispute between North Korea and China is getting more and more intense. Being too aggressive at this time may not necessarily be a good thing."

Li Ling was calm and decisive, and the Duke of Zhen had always been at ease with his eldest son. He nodded when he heard this, but didn't say anything.

 Li Ling continued: "Although I declined this promotion, I handed the palace a copy of the imperial edict for Shu'er, which was approved yesterday."

A few years ago, the Eighth Princess was blinded by a "gold-winged slave", and Jingshu was deprived of her title. Now that these few years have passed, it is time to apply for a new title for his wife.

When the female relatives heard the good news, they all raised their glasses to congratulate Jingshu. Li Ling hadn't revealed the matter to Jingshu yet, and Jingshu had just heard about it. She secretly held her husband's big hand with her bare hands hidden under the table, but her face was full of smiles. He calmly chatted with everyone.

Although Li Ling's face was cold, everyone in his family knew that he loved his wife. The Duke of Zhen was not surprised to see his son acting like this. He looked at his younger son Li Xiang and said, "Brother Xiang is quite successful now."

Li Xiang is not comparable to his two elder brothers. He has always had a non-competitive temperament. He has been accustomed to being shrouded in the halo of his two outstanding brothers since he was a child. Although he is an adult now, his official career has always been ordinary, but he relies on his family. In his relationship with the inner court, he was just a middle-ranking general who was neither good nor bad, and there was nothing commendable about his errands.

Suddenly hearing his father's praise, Li Xiang frowned slightly and looked at his father in confusion.

The Duke of Zhenguo glanced at the confused look on his youngest son's face and said, "Aren't you about to be promoted to Commander Zuo Yi? What's going on? Why don't you hide it from us?"

The elders have always been accustomed to the excellence of Li Xian and Li Ling, and suddenly they were surprised to hear that Li Xiang, who had always been unknown, had also been promoted.

"Brother Xiang is really promising." After hearing the news, the old lady's face turned into a smile and she looked at her little grandson and said happily.

“My third brother is getting married and becoming a father. He has grown up and made progress.”

“I never imagined that my third brother would be an official one day. I really want to see how he manages others.”

 “Third brother is good, do a good job!”

 Amidst the chatter among the family members, Li Xiang smiled awkwardly and looked sideways at Pingyang.

 (End of this chapter)