Early the next morning, Zhou Sheng taught the two children to practice in the courtyard, and Lu Shu hugged the pipa and practiced the minor tune on the side.

Song Xinshu sat on the Taishi chair under the porch with a bowl of hot tea, looking at the thriving scene in front of him, and couldn't help but smile.

The kitchen was also busy at this time, and the guys were already cleaning up in the front hall to open for business, and she felt like she had built a small empire, and everything was going according to what she had imagined.

The third floor was originally intended for the rich wife in Jinling City, but she didn't know much about the rich wife in Jinling City, and Fan's wanted to help her sisters prepare for their birthday party, which was a great opportunity.

She doesn't plan to set up a few tables of wine and food according to the tradition of Jinling City, but plans to put all the famous pastries in the store in the form of a buffet, and you can pick them up if you are interested, which also promotes the characteristics of the store in disguise.

Because she is a friend of Fan's, Song Xinshu didn't dare to be sloppy at all, the layout on the third floor was completed by her own eyes, and two long tables were placed in the center of the hall on the third floor, covered with tablecloths embroidered on a red background, and pastries were placed on exquisite porcelain plates, and flowers were placed next to them, which looked pleasing to the eyes and appetizing.

In addition to pastries, there are also some special snacks in the store, and the whole room is bustling with activity.

Before the birthday banquet began, Song Xinshu specially sent someone to pick up Fan's and wanted to refer to her opinion.

The third floor leads to a special secret staircase, some rich wives don't want others to see when they go out, sometimes the more hidden the better.

Fan looked at Song Xinshu's arranged room, and couldn't help but praise again and again, and said: "I have participated in so many birthday banquets in the past, and I have never seen such a form, my sister will definitely be happy when she sees it, Xinshu, thank you." ”

"Godmother, this is there, you and my godfather have helped me so much, and I am still far from doing it."

Fan Shi was relieved to hold Song Xinshu's hand, this child was the most worry-free, no matter what was arranged for her, she could do more than she expected.

On the day of the birthday banquet, Song Xinshu didn't care about the bluntness of the first and second floors at all, he was afraid that something would go wrong, from the kitchen to the dining table, he had to stare at every step by himself, and he didn't feel at ease with anyone.

At noon, the rich wives arrived one after another, each dressed up in flowers, hairpins on their heads, earrings, necks and hands, and each of them was worth a lot.

Such a gathering, to a certain extent, also shows her husband's position and wealth, of course, cannot be compared with others.

Song Xinshu took a closer look and found that among these rich wives, Fan's figure and temperament were outstanding, young and gentle, which made people see it at a glance.

Song Xinshu walked to Fan's side and asked in a low voice: "Godmother, why are some wives and wives still accompanied by extraordinary-dressed women, who don't look like maids?" ”

"That's their master's aunt's wife, in order to show their virtue and generosity, some people will bring a room or two of aunts and wives on important occasions."

Song Xinshu really couldn't figure out why he wanted to show his virtue in this way.

She found that there was a rich wife who was only followed by a plainly dressed maid, Fan Shi looked at her eyes and said: "That's the wife of the prefect of Tingzhou, her lord has never taken a concubine, only this wife, I heard that she is very affectionate, and she envy others." ”

"Then the godfather is only you, in these ten miles and eight towns, you are also envious of others!"

"You kid, you can talk!"

Song Xinshu and Fan talked and laughed for a while and then went to get busy, staying in the house for a while from time to time to listen to the conversation of the rich wives.

"Your goddaughter knows it too much, and now there is still anyone in Jinling City who doesn't know the Subei Tea House, and he must have made a lot of money."

"Why?" Fan said modestly. "She has this craft and likes to do this, and those of us who are elders can support a handful."

The people around also echoed the praise, and suddenly a wife said: "Hey, have you heard that there is a plague in a village south of the city, and many people have died!" ”

The atmosphere of the chat suddenly became tense, and someone covered his nose with a scented handkerchief in disgust.

"How can this be, the disease won't infect Jinling City, right?"

"I also heard from my lord that the emperor had sent someone to deal with the plague, but I don't know what the result will be."

Fan had just heard about this incident, and he was panicked, the village on the south side of the city was not far from Jinling City, and if the disease was infected here, it would be troublesome.

The birthday party went smoothly, women have always had no resistance to sweets, and the dim sum of Subei Tea House is very exquisite, which is really pleasing to the eye.

In the end, Song Xinshu personally brought a homemade birthday cake, which she developed for several days.

There was no refined flour here, so she had someone grind it several times before it came out, and it took several proportions to make the crust of the mille-feuille cake.

It is also made of various colors of fruit, and when it is cut, it is the color of the rainbow.

Although these rich ladies are well-informed, they have never seen such pastries, and they gather around in novelty, waiting to taste this fresh sweet.

A group of rich ladies finished the pastries with a smile and sat and chatted for a while before leaving.

But Fan's heart was always heavy, and he kept thinking about the plague, and after taking the carriage home, he went to Zhongzhang Guodong's study first.

"Madame, you're back, are you happy today?" Zhang Guodong was reading a bunch of official documents, and when he saw that his wife was back, he temporarily put down the pen in his hand and pinched his brows tiredly.

"Master, I heard that Chengnan has a disease today, is it true?"

Zhang Guodong nodded and said, "The news came from this morning, Madame's news is so well-informed, I will know it at this time." ”

"If it's in the south of the city, the refugees will inevitably pour into Jinling City if they have nowhere to go, what can we do when the time comes?"

Fan said worriedly that Zhang Guodong had a sudden illness when he first took office, but fortunately he managed to control it with his best efforts, and the dangerous scene was still vivid at that time, and she was really worried.

"I'm not sure how far the disease has progressed, so I'll take a look."

"You're going to Seongnam?" Fan said in surprise.

Although Zhang Guodong is also in the same mood, as the Taishou of Jinling City, he has the responsibility and obligation to go to the south of the city to check the disaster.

Fan turned his back and wiped his tears, he didn't know what the situation was, in case he ......

Zhang Guodong walked to Fan's side, held her shoulder and said, "I am the Taishou of Jinling City, I have to go, you believe me, I will definitely come back safely." ”

Fan snuggled in Zhang Guodong's arms with tears, although she was very reluctant in her heart, but she knew that there was no way to do it.

Besides, she knew her husband's character, and if he said he wanted to go, he would definitely go.

Zhang Guodong decided to set off early the next morning, and Fan prepared clothes and dry food for him overnight, and sent Zhang Guodong on the road early the next morning.

Fan didn't tell anyone else about this matter, and it was still unclear what was going on in the south of the city, and if the news spread in Jinling City, the residents would definitely be very panicked, and when it caused a riot, it would be difficult to control it.

After the birthday banquet, Song Xinshu invested in her own business again, and the small tea house that Zheng Tianyi gave her has not been renovated yet, so she has to go over to take a look at it in the next few days.

This time, Song Xinshu didn't want to do milk tea and pastry business, and was going to do some side business.

In modern times, in addition to going to work every day, the rest of the most studied is clothing and accessories, but modern clothing can not be copied here, and it is difficult to achieve integration, so you can only play the idea of jewelry.

She plans to spend a few months drawing the styles of the ornaments she remembers, and then find skilled craftsmen in Jinling City to make them.

But this is a big project, you need to take your time, before that, put the pastries of Subei Tea House on the counter and sell them wholeheartedly.

Song Xinshu is not willing to let go of any opportunity to make money now, Su Qing is about to come back, she must give her a big surprise.

On the day she agreed with Zheng Tianyi, she asked the housekeeper to clean up the three private rooms on the second floor in advance.

There is nothing special about the Northern Jiangsu Tea House from the outside, but there is a secret inside.

In order to open up these three private rooms, Song Xinshu used a lot of brains, thinking about where to put it more appropriately, and when she was pondering, she found that there was a dark room behind a private room.

But the place in this darkroom is not big, it can only accommodate one person, and no matter what movement there is next door, you can hear it clearly.

Maybe this darkroom was originally used for eavesdropping, and many of the Fang family's businesses are black-box operations, and darkrooms with such eavesdropping are no exception.

In this way, just following her wishes, she can not only arrange Zheng Tianyi's special guests, but also overhear their conversation.

She left this matter to the housekeeper to do, and if she did it, it would be too conspicuous and easy to be discovered.

In the evening, three men walked into the Subei Tea House, and as soon as they came in, they said to the guys in the shop, "I want a special private room on the second floor." ”

The man understood as soon as he heard this, and took the three guests up to the private room on the second floor, and the butler sat in the darkroom, holding a pen in one hand, and carefully wrote down the faces and clothes of these people.

Since the three men went up, Song Xinshu, who was sitting on the first floor, had been hanging in his heart.

If they were ordinary guests, Zheng Tianyi would not have specially arranged them to come to the Northern Jiangsu Tea House, there must be some ulterior secret.

She must grab Zheng Tianyi's pigtails, otherwise she will have to be suppressed by him all the time.

Just when Song Xinshu was thinking wildly, a person with an anxious face suddenly came in, and she looked at it, and it turned out to be a little guy in the Taishou Mansion.