October is November, and the New Year is in sight, so we will start preparing New Year’s goods.

Pang Debao arrived at the end of October. As soon as he arrived, he started to go out early and go back late every day to visit tea shops and shops... In just one month, he had a clear understanding of all tea shops, tea shops, business characteristics, business objects, etc. in Kyoto.

Chen Muqing admired Pang Debao's ability and speed in his work, and invisibly respected him.

Two days later, Zhou Bing came back.

Chen Muqing introduced them to each other.

Zhou Bing had a little warning in his eyes.

But Pang Debao had no concerns, and after a few greetings with Zhou Bing, he said goodbye.

Chen Muqing asked Yingfen to send Pang Debao out and asked Zhou Bing about the investigation of the account.

"...It's not entirely greedy. When Mr. Chen took over, it was the time when the master was killed. Some expenses increased a lot than before." Zhou Bing commented fairly on the results of the account check, "... In addition, Mr. Chen is not good at managing and his business is much worse than before... Of course, some of the expenses for money are very unreasonable."

The so-called "unreasonable expenses" are put into their pockets by the Chen brothers!

Chen Mu smiled faintly and said, "I'll tell Aunt Chen as it is later. You have worked hard during this period. Go back and have a good rest for a few days. I'll arrange an errand for you."

Zhou Bing responded respectfully, but was not in a hurry to leave, but hesitated: "Grandma, I, I still want to go back to Yiwenpu tea."

I saw Pang Debao and thought I wanted to change to a shopkeeper!

Chen Muqing smiled and said, "Pang Debao is just here to help. You can rest for a few days, and it's not too late to go to Yiwen Tea Shop again."

Zhou Bing smiled and said, "I am an old business in making silk shops, and I am an amateur in making tea shops. This time I went to Jiangnan, and then I felt that I was not forgiving my age. Aunt, I can be a mate in the tea shop..."

This Zhou Bing is full of flowers and intestines.

Chen Muqing simply picked up his words and said, "Are you afraid that I will use you for Aunt Chen?"

Zhou Bing smiled and said, "Miss Auntie is crystal-hearted!"

"You don't have to do this in front of me." Chen Muqing's expression was faint, "Even if you go to Jiangnan, it will be after spring. Take advantage of Pang Debao coming to help, be careful and learn from him. This is a lifelong skill."

Zhou Bingwei agreed timidly.

"However, if Aunt Chen really wants you to help, you don't want to go there, but the apprentice has to bring one out. You should also take this opportunity to think about whether there is a suitable candidate."

Zhou Bing's eyes rolled: "Don't worry, aunt, the person I chose must be able to take responsibility and reassure you."

He probably thought he wanted to take this opportunity to undermine Aunt Chen...

Chen Muqing was too lazy to explain, so he said a few words to him and then served tea.

The next day, Aunt Chen came to find Chen Muqing, hoping that Chen Muqing would use Zhou Bing for her.

Chen Muqing neither agreed nor refused, but said that the New Year was coming, so he would talk about it after the New Year.

Aunt Chen left in disappointment.

Later, the pillow wind blew, and Chen Zhen came forward to help plead with love.

Chen Zhen couldn't help but sigh: "If Pang Debao can stay and not leave, Zhou Bing will help your aunt again, that will be a happy thing!"

Chen Muqing knew that he was still regretting his affairs with Xiao Sa, so he had to smile and comfort her: "How can you always count on others when you encounter something!"

Chen Zhen shook his head and changed the topic: "When will Jingshu come?"

Chen Muqing cooperated with Chen Zhen to change the topic: "It is said that it will be the sixth day of the first lunar month, and it should be possible to arrive in early February."

"She has the temper of a scholar. You can clean up the Green Ivy Garden in the garden and leave it to her. The curtains, splint curtains, and window screens in the house must be replaced..."

"Don't worry!" Chen Muqing smiled, "I have been with her for a while, and I know a little about her temperament. I have made people remix the house, like a snow cave, and all the excess furniture was moved out, leaving a paint-filled bed from the previous dynasty, a large painting of rosewood, and two Grand Master chairs..."

As the two said that Chen Zhen never mentioned Zhou Bing's matter again, but Chen Muqing began to carefully select a qualified person for Aunt Chen.

*******

In a blink of an eye, it was Laba Festival.

Chen Muqing personally cooked Laba porridge. Tingyuxuan was not distinguished from the superiority and inferiority. Everyone surrounded the round table and made a lot of fun.

In the evening, Pang Debao brought a woman carrying a red felt bag to pay homage to Chen Muqing.

"The New Year's Day gift of Master Seven has been delivered to the accounting room. Mother Zheng is here to pay tribute to you!"

When Chen Muqing heard that the woman's surname was Zheng, he couldn't help but look at the woman carefully.

Thirty-seven or eight, her black hair was combed behind her head, and she tied it into a round bun, with fair skin and solemn expression, and she was calm in every move.

Chen Muqing politely invited the mother Zheng to sit down and have tea.

Zheng's mother thanked her, then respectfully gave Chen Muqing a big gift, and then half sat on the Jinwu beside her.

"Auntie, our young master specifically asked me to greet you." She smiled and said, "I also asked me to bring some things to my aunt." As she said that, she took out a black painted gold box from the felt bag and handed it to Yingfan next to her.

Yingfen hurriedly took it off.

"It's a blessing, mom!" Chen Muqing greeted her.

Yingfen took a water-red purse and handed it to Zheng's mother.

Zheng's mother hurriedly got up and took the purse and thanked Chen Muqing for the reward.

He said again: "Our young master asked me to beg for my aunt..." As he said that, he looked at the serving in the room.

When it comes to the word "seeking", I am afraid it is a difficult thing?

Chen Muqing thought about it and sent the people who served him.

Zheng's mother smiled and took out a letter from her felt bag and a pair of half-new men's black round-mouthed, thousand-layer-soled cloth shoes and handed them to her.

Chen Muqing pointed at the shoes in surprise: "This is..."

"I don't know the specific one." Zheng's mother smiled, "This letter and this pair of shoes were given to me by the young master when I came, and he also told me to ask me to ask my aunt to accept it."

What's the matter, so mysterious?

Chen Muqing took the letter and shoes in confusion.

But before she could open the letter, Zheng's mother stood up: "Auntie, then I'll say goodbye!" She explained, "I went to Gansu to see the young master as the eldest wife of our family. There was no one around the young master who could use it. I specially sent me to bring some things to my aunt and ask for peace - I'm going to rush back to Lincheng."

It's only about twenty days before the New Year...

Chen Muqing didn't want to keep her, so he called Yingfen and asked her to send Zheng's mother out.

Zheng's mother gave Chen Muqing a big gift, and then retreated with Yingfen.

Chen Muqing opened the letter.

After a few formulaic greetings, Xiao Sa complained to her, saying that the needlework team in Gansu was poor in skill and took off the soles of the shoes they made in a few days. She asked her to point out a woman and asked him to take them back to Gansu, but she didn't do it. Now, he didn't even have shoes to match. He asked her to make a few pairs of shoes according to the cloth shoes she brought. Before the fifteenth, he would have friends to visit him. He asked Chen Muqing to hand over the made shoes to Pang Debao and bring them to Gansu for his friends.

Chen Muqing looked at the shoes on the kang table and could not hide his astonishment.

When Yingfen came in, he saw a pair of men's cloth shoes scattered in the middle of the house, and Chen Muqing circled around the house with anger.

*******

The black lacquer gold-patterned box contained two ginseng as thick as a child's arms, and the ones sent to the tent were several large baskets of fruits from Gansu - melons. Chen Zhen was very interested and not only gave them to Yuan Yu, Mr. Min and other friends, but also specifically instructed people to hang bamboo blue on the rafters of the house to entertain Jingshu when she came.

Yingfen picked up the round-mouthed cloth shoes brought by Xiao Sa and hugged them in his arms, and whispered: "Grandma, if you don't have time, let's help! Anyway, there are not many needlework at home."

Chen Muqing looked at the melon contained in the crystal plate and thought for a while.

The mouth of eating people is short, and the hands of taking people are short. Now you eat and take...even if it's the reward for these things!

She curled her lips and nodded.

Yingfan hurriedly handed the shoes to Mingxia. Since then, Mingxia and Liuchun, the best female girl in her room, did nothing. When they opened their eyes, they would just paste cloth, embroider the upper... They also lighted the lights to work overtime at night.

Chen Muqing couldn't help but mutter: "Didn't the oil we have bought for money?"

Everyone ignored her and continued to do whatever she should do.

Mingxia and his friends made sixteen pairs of shoes before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Yingfen wrapped the shoes in a big red satin cloth and sent them to Pang Debao - and asked him to hand them to Xiao Sa's friend to take them to Gansu.

Chen Muqing breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the matter was finally over.

Who knew that Mingxia took Liu Chun's hand and continued to make shoes, and said, "Young Master Xiao is a person who travels around the world. It would be better to wear these shoes for a month. Now start making a few more pairs and take them when someone goes to Gansu."

Has he not worn shoes before?

Chen Muqing was in a state of grief in her heart.

Could it be that our family still has to be responsible for making shoes for him for the rest of his life?

*******

Shi Jingshu arrived on February 4th. Before that, Chen Zhen had been waiting at the pier for six consecutive days.

She is a woman with slender figure and thin stripes, with fair skin and beautiful face that her family always has. She always has white silk jackets, stone blue carved silk or Hangzhou silk skirts all year round, which are more dignified and serious, and lively and pretty.

Seeing Chen Muqing waiting at the second door to greet her, she was very happy and rushed forward and grabbed Chen Muqing's hand.

Chen Muqing was also very happy and took her hand and asked Yingfan and Mingxia around her to salute her.

Shi Jingshu also asked the two close maids who came to Kyoto with her to pay tribute to Chen Muqing.

Several people knew each other when they were in Nanjing, especially when Chen Muqing followed Shi Jingshu to the tea market, he ate and lived together, and was very intimate. This time he saw each other, it was naturally a different kind of intimacy.

Chen Muqing took Shi Jingshu to pay homage to Chen Zhen, Yingfen and Mingxia took Jasmine and Zijing to the Green Ivy Courtyard - Zhou Baimu took the servants to pick up the boat. Shi Jingshu's wet nurse Liu's mother was responsible for counting the cages, and she had to arrive one step later. Jasmine and Zijing had to get familiar with the environment first.

(Add to update at 8:00 tomorrow morning!)
Chapter completed!