Xiangxiu's pickles were sold in the shop after they were ready, and although they didn't taste as good as Qingshu, the price was three-quarters cheaper, so they still sold very well.

Shopkeeper Xiao reported to Qingshu about the income and expenditure in February, and he had to wait for Qingshu to read the account book by himself.

After the report, the shopkeeper Xiao said, "Madam, I don't know if the pickles you made can be sold in the shop now?" ”

Qingshu smiled and said, "Yes, it's just not enough, there are only twenty jars of each flavor." ”

"Madam, how long will it take to get the goods?"

Qingshu shook his head and said, "I'm not sure about this, it depends on whether I have time and mood." Don't put these pickles on the table all at once, otherwise you won't have to sell them in two days. ”

This doesn't need Qingshu to tell Shopkeeper Xiao to do this. Take out two or three jars a day, which can last for a month, and all of them are sold out in one day.

In fact, there are several pickle shops in the capital that have instructed people to buy pickles made by Qingshu to study, but unfortunately they have not studied the mystery after buying many of them. After the pickles made by Xiangxiu came out, they gave up research.

The same recipe Qingshu makes it so delicious, and Xiangxiu does it worse than them. So the key is not in the recipe but in the person who makes it, and fortunately, this Mrs. Fu is not interested in making pickles, otherwise they will really have no business.

Shopkeeper Xiao said respectfully: "Madam, I used to have an old guy in the trading house, and he was very good at accounting accounts. He wrote to me and said that he also wanted to find an errand in the capital. ”

Qingshu immediately understood: "Is it that the situation in Fuzhou has deteriorated and he can't stay anymore?" ”

Although he didn't go out, in fact, he also asked Twelve to collect news from Jiang Fangfei, and she knew some more important things.

At the end of last year, Taisun sent a general soldier and the prefect there, but unfortunately it was useless.

The shopkeeper Xiao said: "Yes, not long ago, a pirate pretended to be a wealthy merchant and entered Fuzhou City, and took Oiran and more than ten girls out of the city to play in the name of enjoying the flowers and scenery. And then, gone forever. ”

"Are you sure it's a pirate?"

used to kidnap the girls and women in Fuzhou City, but now they don't even let go of Hua Niang.

Shopkeeper Xiao nodded and said, "Because at that time, as soon as they made a move, it was a few thousand taels of silver, and the old bustard saw that they were so generous, so he allowed them to take the girls out." ”

"Pirates can also speak Fuzhou?"

Shopkeeper Xiao smiled bitterly and said, "Mrs. doesn't know, among these pirates, there are Japanese pirates, and there are also many ruffians and villains in Fuzhou. ”

The shopkeeper Xiao said: "This matter has caused a lot of trouble in the city, and those who have a way to leave have found a way to leave." Lao Xue and I have been friends for many years, so he asked me if there was a shortage of people here. ”

Qingshu said with a smile: "I have no plans to open another store for the time being." However, since it is your friend, you can let them enter Beijing first, and he is very good at settling accounts in the capital, so he doesn't have to worry about finding an errand in the capital. ”

Shopkeeper Xiao nodded and said, "I'll reply to him." ”

It was not difficult to find an errand with his old friend's abilities, but it was difficult to find a master who was so good at talking. Some of the owners will be very demanding, and the wages will not be happy. However, the owner will not open a store for the time being, and it is true that there are so many people.

Chun Tao lifted the curtain and walked in: "Madam, Aunt Yuxia is back." ”

Yuxia came back with an important thing to say: "Madam, there is a couple who claim to be surnamed Cao who went to the women's school to recognize their daughter. Aunt Fei didn't allow them to enter, and the two of them made a big noise at the door. ”

Qingshu asked, "Who are they looking for?" ”

"Hou Jia."

Qingshu thought about it seriously and said: "I remember that Hou Jia's file said that his parents died, why did a pair of fathers and mothers pop up now??" ”

If both parents are not dead, the Salesian House generally does not accept it.

Hongyu shook her head and said, "I don't know about this, but the appearance of that couple is not similar to Hou Jia at all." ”

Qingshu asked: "They said that they were Hou Jia's biological parents, can they come up with evidence?" ”

Hongyu nodded and said, "There is evidence." On that day, it was the woman who handed Hou Jia over to the steward of the Salesian Hospital, and the steward was also invited by them. ”

If they come to pretend to be relatives, they will let the government arrest them directly, but if it is really Hou Jia's parents, it is not easy to stop them from recognizing their daughter.

Hearing this, Qingshu asked Uncle Miao to prepare the car.

When she arrived at Qingshan Women's School and saw the husband and wife surnamed Cao, Qingshu understood why Hongyu said that these two people were not like Hou Jia at all. The couple's facial features are very ordinary, and both of them have dark skin; But Hou Jia has a melon seed face, fair skin, although she is still young, she is definitely a beauty when she grows up.

In fact, when Hou Jia first came, he was not only thin, but also pale. If it weren't for the doctor's pulse diagnosis and saying that she was weak and hungry, and that she was not sick, Qingshu would not have accepted her. It's just that she has been studying for more than half a year, and she eats well and lives comfortably, so she looks as fat as before.

Qing Shu didn't even look at the couple and walked towards the top of the main hall.

After sitting down, she leaned back in her chair and asked casually, "I heard that you came to the girls' school to make trouble?" ”

The husband and wife have the surname Cao Datou, and when he saw Qingshu's displeasured face, he hurriedly said: "No, we are not here to make trouble, we are just here to recognize our daughter." ”

"You're wrong, our female students are orphans without a father or mother."

Cao Datou pointed to his wife Li and said, "Madam, I was working outside when the child was born. Who would have thought that when I came home a few days later, she told me that the child was born without breath. I didn't think she was lying to me, and the child didn't die at all, but she sent her to the Salesian. ”

Qingshu's expression was very indifferent. It sounds like caring about children, but who knows what is wrapped in this care.

Li Shi cried and shouted: "You think I am willing to do this, as soon as my mother-in-law sees that I gave birth to a girl, she will put a bedpan and drown." I can't help it, just send the child to the Salesian home, stay at home and die, and maybe there will be a way to live when I get to the Salesian's home! ”

Cao Datou kowtowed to Qingshu and said, "Madam, please open your grace and return the child to us!" Please, ma'am. ”

Li Shi also kowtowed while begging Qingshu to let people go.

Qing Shu looked at the steward brought by the husband and wife: "Hou Jia is really their child?" ”

The housekeeper nodded and said, "Yes, it was the daughter-in-law of the Cao family who gave me the child that day." She said that her mother-in-law was going to drown the child and cried and begged me to give the child a way to live, and I agreed as soon as my heart softened. ”

Li raised his hand and said, "Madam, Hou Jia is really my daughter, if I have half a false word, I wish the sky would strike five thunders." ”

Cao Datou also hurriedly said: "Madam, as long as you let me bring Jia'er back, I will definitely make up for her, and I will definitely not let her be wronged in the future." ”

Seeing that Qingshu didn't speak, Li cried very sadly: "Madam, please let Jiajia go back with us and reunite our family!" ”

Hearing this, Qingshu's face changed, if she insisted on not agreeing to make trouble, it would be her who would not be reasonable. Now that Jing Ene is on the cusp of the storm, she can't make any more trouble.