Chapter 026: Sister-in-law Su Xiuxiu
The Su family is in the rice grain business, not only in Putian County, but also in Quanzhou Fucheng, there are Su family's rice shop branches. Especially in the past two years, rice is expensive and cheap, the market of rice is good, and Su Youtian, the head of the Su family, has managed well, and the Su family's business has become more and more prosperous.
Su Youtian, the old man of the Su family, lost his wife in middle age, but he was not as romantic as Cui Geng's dead ghost father, and he has not continued to take a concubine, and he only has a son and a daughter under his knees. Su Xiuxiu, the eldest daughter of the Su family, promised a few years ago, and the male family was Cui Hao, the eldest son of Qingyuan Cui's Wine Workshop. However, Su Xiuxiu was blessed, and Cui Hao died of illness within two years of marriage, and he was widowed at a young age. Cui's winery was handed over to the little uncle Cui Geng, and the rivers were declining, and it was not as good as day by day, and it had already lived up to the year.
Regarding the unfortunate marriage of his daughter Su Xiuxiu, Su Youtian was very sad. The Su family is such a daughter, I wanted to marry a well-connected family, but who knew that she married a short-lived ghost, and the Cui family seems to have begun to decline for more than a year, and there is a trend of falling in the middle of the family. As soon as he thought of this, Su Youtian felt that marrying his daughter into the Cui family was one of the biggest mistakes he had made in his life.
As for the second biggest mistake he made in his life, he didn't teach his son Su Li well.
Every time I think of this son, I shake my head, sighing and annoyed. As the only heir of Su's rice shop, this bastard doesn't think about how to run the rice shop well, and how to keep the family business after inheriting the Su family in the future, but thinks about some speculative and side-door businesses that make quick money all day long. For example, in the Xinglong gambling house in the south of Putian County, it is said that Su Li secretly invested money in the shares. For Su Youtian, who has always been a legitimate business and has always been cautious, the gambling house is very resistant to this kind of side business.
So much so that after hearing the news, Old Man Su Youtian fell ill directly with anger.
Only then did Su Xiuxiu receive a letter from her mother's family, and after entrusting the wine shop to Sanniang Mei Ji, she hurried back to Putian overnight, giving Mei Ji Fang Ming an opportunity to take advantage of, causing the Cui family's property to be usurped.
After these days of recuperation, Su Youtian's body has gradually improved, although he is still unable to go out to the street to inspect the storefront, but there is no problem with walking in the field and daily life.
Su Xiuxiu, who has been staying at her mother's house to take care of her father, also has the idea of returning to her mother-in-law's house.
But before he mentioned to his father about returning to his mother-in-law's house, the little uncle and Erniang came to the door in person.
The family has not seen each other for almost a month, and when she heard her mother-in-law's family come to the door in person, Su Xiuxiu was naturally happy. Even if she didn't look down on the loser's uncle before, she didn't mean to be slack.
She directly invited Cui Geng and Erniang into the front hall of the Su Mansion, and asked her subordinates to cook tea soup and make pastries, which was very grand.
But before she opened her mouth to ask how the family was doing, Erniang had already begun to cry, with a suppressed crying tone, and told all the things that had happened in the Cui family since the beginning of the day.
From the beginning of the Cui family's transformation into a thief to usurp the industry...... to Cui Geng's heart to save and make up for it...... to Cui Geng to study a new secret recipe for winemaking, and produce Mulan spring wine, which is popular in Qingyuan County...... went to Cui's winery to rebuild, and Dong County went to Beijing to mediate the imperial tribute......
Listening to Erniang's eloquent words, the look on Su Xiuxiu's face changed all the way, when she heard that Sanniang Mei Ji actually teamed up with Fang Ming to usurp the family business, and even secretly contacted Cao Cao Song Wen to murder Cui Geng several times, and even wanted to coerce and occupy the secret recipe of Mulan Spring Wine, Su Xiuxiu, who has always been gentle and dignified, got up repeatedly, frowned and exclaimed: "Sanniang is not a wife!" Song Wen is shameless! ”
But whenever she hears that Cui Geng can always turn a crisis into a safe and slightly better place, Su Xiuxiu will always subconsciously gently tease a wisp of green silk on her sideburns, and then look at Cui Geng, the little uncle who is sitting in the hall and is speechless. In her eyes, her little uncle has always only known about the luxury of the loser, and only knows the wind and snow, where will she know how to make wine and study ancient recipes? Where do you know how to do business? Especially in a few battles of wits and courage with Song Wen, he was able to slightly better than him, which is simply incredible. Since marrying into the Cui family, she has never seen her brother-in-law have wisdom and bravery, and it seems that these things really have nothing to do with him.
But facts speak louder than words, and even better than speculation, Erniang can talk about these things, which is an ironclad fact!
Could it be that there is really such a thing as a rebirth in this world? Su Xiuxiu secretly counted the time with her fingers, and ran to Quanzhou to trace the traces of Laoshi's sons and grandsons since Cui Geng, and it has only been four months since she left Cui's family and returned to her parents' house to take care of her father. Could it be that in four months, it can really make a child of a loser who only knows pleasure and does not want to go into it completely reborn into a good man who is erudite and talented, brave, resourceful and responsible?
No! How is this possible? If a person experiences great sorrow and pain, changes his past mistakes, changes his mind and becomes a new person, Su Xiuxiu feels that there are some possibilities. But it is simply unheard of for a ruined son with an embroidered pillow and a belly of straw to become a knowledgeable and talented person in a short period of time.
Unless... Unless from beginning to end, inside and out, a different person.
Someone else?
Could it be that this person in front of you is not my little brother-in-law, but an imposter who looks similar?
Su Xiuxiu was also taken aback by her bold and strange idea, and subconsciously looked at Cui Geng again. The eyes are sharp and extraordinarily serious.
However, after reading it, Su Xiuxiu still concluded that the "Erlang of our family", who was praised by Erniang as having nothing in the sky and on the earth, and not having a single one in five hundred years, was really his own little uncle.
Not for anything else, just because of the other party's eyes. This kind of direct peeking at her own eyes, turning into ashes, she recognizes it, if it is fake, it is her own brother-in-law!
In the past, when he was resting in the courtyard at Cui's house, this bastard would sneak in the pavilion or in the flower clusters not far away, peeking at him.
If it weren't for the identity of the Cui family's daughter-in-law, Su Xiuxiu really wanted to reprimand this little brother-in-law with a little lust.
This time he was even more presumptuous, actually sitting in the front hall of the Su family, staring at himself openly with straight eyes.
Eyes don't betray a person, and eyes are not something that can be pretended by just one person, everyone's eyes from the heart are unique and can't be copied. It was, it is, and it will probably be in the future......
It's really easy to change your nature, no matter how much you bastard grows and how capable you are, you still can't change the temperament of this prodigal son.
"Humph!"
Su Xiuxiu was stared at by Cui Geng so without saying a word, her face was a little unbearable, and she snorted lightly in displeasure: "The winery is rebuilt, Mulan Spring Wine dominates the Qingyuan Wine Market, and it is even more possible to ask Dong County Cheng to go to Chang'an in person to help run for the imperial wine." Once Mulan Spring Wine was fortunate enough to be selected as the imperial wine, Uncle Kui's lintel was glorious. I don't know why Erniang and Uncle came here today? Isn't it because the family is too busy and wants me to go back to help sooner? ”
Before coming to the Su family in Putian, Cui Geng had already explained the task of Erniang this time.
First, he appeared as the Cui family's generation, indicating solemnity; The second is to cry and complain about grievances and grievances, so naturally they have to be handed over to Erniang, who is good at crying, making trouble, and hanging herself.
Now that Erniang's task has been completed, it will naturally be handed over to Cui Genglai to continue.
But after Su Xiuxiu asked, after a long while, Erniang found that Cui Geng was looking at Su Xiuxiu like a fool, and he couldn't make a fart for a long time.
"Ahem......"
Erniang sat next to Cui Geng, stretched out her foot and kicked him gently, and said in a low voice: "Erlang, what did your sister-in-law ask you about, why are you stunned?" ”
"Huh?"
Cui Geng woke up suddenly, and reluctantly took his eyes off Su Xiuxiu's face......
He couldn't help but shudder, and kept beating himself in his heart: "Cui Geng, Cui Geng, don't have any evil thoughts, that's your sister-in-law!" In the past, you made a mistake, and you had a little bit of a charming idea about your sister-in-law. You can't be such a jerk anymore. A sister-in-law is a sister-in-law, even if it is a widow, it is also a widow left by my brother, 10 million... Don't have any other thoughts! ”
Call~
He sighed lightly, but his mind was still full of the shadow of Su embroidery with mantis eyebrows, bright eyes and bright teeth, and hatred and joy that made his heart move.
Seeing that he was speechless for a long time, Su Xiuxiu's expression was a little cold, and she got up slightly: "Is there anything else to do with the uncle?" It's getting late, and I've already asked my servants to prepare their rooms. If nothing else, then take a break. Tomorrow! ”
"Don't~"
Cui Geng suddenly stood up and shouted, "Sister-in-law, slow down!" This time, I came over with Erniang, in addition to wanting to take my sister-in-law back to Cui's house, there is one more thing that needs the help of the Su family! ”
"Looking for help from our family?"
Su Xiuxiu was a little puzzled and said, "The Su family is in the rice market, what can I help with?" ”
Cui Gengdao: "Actually, this matter also involves your younger brother, Su Li, the eldest man of the Su family. Well, here's the thing......"
Immediately, Cui Geng spoke briskly, and told the story of the cottage wine in a simple and clear manner, and finally took out the list of materials from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Su Xiuxiu.
The more Su Xiuxiu listened, the more frowning she became, especially when she heard that her younger brother was also involved, and he actually joined outsiders to make fake wine pit and harm his in-laws, that look was really embarrassing.
Cui Geng said that he wanted the Su family to help, but in fact, he saved face for her sister-in-law, and did not directly ask the teacher for the crime.
If this matter spreads outside, won't it damage the reputation of the Su family's rice shop for decades? On the surface, he is doing a good job, but secretly he is involved in brewing and selling fake wine, which is too hurtful for a businessman.
And a father who accidentally reached the bed bed, wouldn't the father, who has always prided himself on serious business and has a great deal of face, get sicker and worse?
"Bastard!"
Su Xiuxiu clenched the piece of paper in her hand, looked at Cui Geng and asked, "Is this serious?" ”
Cui Geng snorted, and Erniang nodded desperately: "Xiuxiu, this thing is really true." You said that the Cui and Su families were originally in-laws, how could your eldest man do such a thing with Mei Ji's cheap maid and Xue Songnian's old thing? United outsiders pit their own self-pit for you, which is too... That's what ......."
Su Xiuxiu listened to Erniang's mouthful of her own family, and her ears couldn't help but be a little hot, in fact, when Cui Geng finished saying it by name, she was also nine percent sure in her heart that Su Li must have been involved. His younger brother, others don't understand, can you not know what kind of virtue he is? Otherwise, how could my father be so angry with him that he fell ill in bed?
"Whew~"
She sat back slowly, fell her gaze on the door of the front hall, and shouted, "Da Lang, everyone else has come to the house, how long are you going to hide outside and eavesdrop?" ”
Cui Geng and Erniang agreed and turned their heads to the door, but there was no movement outside.
"Da Lang, you can't change the problem of eavesdropping and walking back and forth when you are young. My sister knows that you have come back a long time ago, and you have been hiding in the porch and eavesdropping. Come on in! ”
……
Still no movement!
"If you don't come in again, then I can only go and ask my father and his old man to come to the front hall in person." Su Xiuxiu was about to get up.
"Don't! Sister, don't alarm your father and his old man! ”
Suddenly, a figure rushed in at the door, and before he stopped, he shouted loudly: "Dad knows about this again, either I'm angry with him, or he beat me to death, sister, don't be impulsive!" ”
The person who came was Su Lisu Dalang, who rode back from Xiantan Village and didn't even have time to change his clothes.
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