Ming Tian Xuan did not deny Bai Ze's praise of Feng Yu Heng. When had his eyesight ever been bad. If she was just a normal girl, how could she have entered Ming Tian Xuan's eyes. How could she have been worthy of such a grand engagement.
"Go, tell the governor that I said that some people won't tell the truth unless they are beaten."
"This subordinate understands." Bai Ze hid his relaxed expression from before. His expression turned cold, and his figure swayed. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from where he stood.
Feng Yu Heng, who was inside Hundred Herb Hall, did not expect that her every move had been seen by that person. She was currently explaining Hundred Herb Hall's past life to the people who had stayed behind — — "This Hundred Herb Hall was originally a dowry that my maternal grandfather gave to my concubine mother. Because my concubine mother and I lived in the northwest for the past few years, Hundred Herb Hall was taken care of by my family. Perhaps my mother was too busy and couldn't take care of the business here, so some people took advantage of the situation. Today, everyone can go to the other medicine shops to get the medicine. I will close this Hundred Herb Hall for a few days and do a thorough inventory. When it reopens, I hope everyone can trust me and give Hundred Herb Hall another chance. "
These common people rarely had the opportunity to hear a young lady from a famous family speak like this. Moreover, they had personally seen her punish the evil shopkeeper. They immediately expressed their trust in the second young miss and looked forward to Hundred Herb Hall reopening for business.
After sending off the common people, Feng Yu Heng personally returned the twenty taels of silver to the old man who had been cheated. Then she ordered the shop assistant: "Bring me a ginseng."
Immediately, a shop assistant brought over a ginseng. She looked at it and confirmed that there was no problem. Then she handed the ginseng to the old man: "Old uncle, take this back first. In a moment, I will have a servant girl record down your home's address. Tomorrow, I will personally go see aunt."
The old man was so grateful that he didn't know what to say. He forcefully pushed the silver in his hand into Feng Yu Heng's hands. She shook her head and refused, "Just treat it as my compensation. Old uncle, quickly go back and treat aunt's illness."
Feng Yu Heng finally finished dealing with the matters outside. She asked the shop assistant to close the door. Then she called the shop assistant who had taken the Ganoderma for her before and asked him, "What's your name?"
The shop assistant was quick-witted. When he heard the boss's question, he quickly replied, "My name is Wang Lin. I live in the eastern suburbs of the capital. My parents also work for others."
Feng Yu Heng nodded and continued: "When I do things, I emphasize on affinity. Although I don't know you well and I'm not familiar with this shop, based on the reminder you gave me when you sent the Lingzhi, I will allow you to be the head shopkeeper of this Hundred Herb Hall. Are you worthy of this position?"
When the young man named Wang Lin heard this, he was stunned for a moment. Then he knelt down before Feng Yu Heng and solemnly said, "As long as Boss believes in me, then I am worthy of it!"
"Very good." She liked it when young people had this kind of spirit. Modesty was not always useful. "From today onwards, this Hundred Herb Hall will be handed over to you. Also, let me ask you, you are only here to work and have not sold your body, right?"
Wang Lin nodded. "I am only here to work and get paid monthly. I have never sold my body."
"Then are you willing to sell your body to me? Don't worry, I won't treat you badly. I will only buy you for five years. After five years, if you are willing to continue following me, then you can renew the contract. If you want to leave, then I will immediately set you free. "
Wang Lin thought for a bit and said, "Boss, can you let me go back and discuss this with my parents?"
"Yes." This was human nature. Feng Yu Heng understood. "From today onwards, Hundred Herb Hall will be temporarily closed. In the next few days, I will begin to reorganize and renovate this place. As for the people in this shop, you can decide whether they stay or leave. I don't like having the old shopkeeper's trusted aide here, and I don't want people like him to stay. You can decide as you see fit. I will come back the next day. At that time, you can report to me who you lack. "
Wang Lin nodded. "Boss, don't worry. I will take care of all of this."
Feng Yu Heng turned around and said to the other people in the shop, "You all heard what I just said. I will not say the same thing again in the future. I will only use my own eyes to observe. If anyone has bad intentions, then pack up and leave as soon as possible. If anyone wants to stay, then once I find out, it won't be as simple as reporting them to the authorities. "
Feng Yu Heng's first appearance was a shock to everyone in Hundred Herb Hall. No one would have thought that a twelve year old little girl would have such courage. The Feng family's second young miss flaunted her might in front of others for the first time. She left a deep impression in the hearts of everyone who witnessed this scene.
Feng Yu Heng then advised Wang Lin to do a proper accounting of all of the fake medicine sold by the original shopkeeper. She also advised him to reclassify all of the medicine that had been sold. She also found a personal account book and gave it to Qing Yu to take care of. Only then did she leave Hundred Herb Hall with the two servants.
She read the address of the jewelry store to Huang Quan according to the deed in her hand. The little girl, who grew up in the capital, immediately nodded to show that she knew where it was. She then led Feng Yu Heng and Wang Lin toward the jewelry store.
Xuan Tianming, who was sitting in the teahouse across from them, raised his eyebrows. He slapped the wheelchair he was sitting in and the wheelchair suddenly flew out of the window on the second floor of the teahouse. When it landed on the ground, it just so happened to meet Bai Ze, who had just returned.
The jewelry store had a very grand name: Phoenix Pavilion.
Feng Yu Heng had a lot of feelings for the word phoenix. It wasn't only because her surname was Feng, but also because she had a phoenix birthmark on her wrist in both her previous and current life.
As usual, the three of them stopped not far from the door and looked inside the Phoenix Pavilion.
This was a two-story pavilion. It was reported that the first floor sold ordinary items that even ordinary women could afford. The second floor was specifically for noble young ladies and noble ladies.
"Hmph." Feng Yu Heng coldly snorted. Looking at the endless stream of customers in the Phoenix Pavilion, she really couldn't connect it to the negative assets account book handed over by the Shen Clan. "It's said that this place loses three thousand taels of silver every month?"
Qing Yu, who was standing beside her, looked for a while and suddenly whispered to herself, "In the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn, fifteen people entered the first floor. Twelve of them made a deal. Three young ladies and two madams went up to the second floor. It seems that only one of them left disappointed. If we calculate it this way, the average transaction volume of people on the first floor is five taels of silver. On the second floor, each person is fifty taels of silver. The daily turnover of this Phoenix Pavilion should be between five hundred and eight hundred taels of silver. If a noble person is generous, it is possible to make a thousand taels of silver in a day. After deducting fifty percent of the cost, there should be a profit of at least three hundred taels of silver every day. "
Huang Quan looked at Qing Yu in amazement, "That's too amazing!"
Feng Yu Heng also didn't think that Qing Yu would have this kind of thinking. After thinking for a while, she asked, "Did someone in your family do business before?"
When she picked the first class maidservants, she had paid attention to them. These maidservants didn't have the special physique of a servant like the rough maidservants. On the contrary, they were much thinner and more delicate. Now that she saw that Qing Yu could do this kind of accounting, she naturally thought of her family background.
When she heard her ask this, Qing Yu helplessly sighed, "I won't hide it from Second Young Miss. This servant used to be a golden branch and jade leaf in the family. My father was doing a silk business outside the province. Since I was young, I learned accounting from him. At that time, my mother and I lived in a courtyard with three entrances. There were nearly twenty servants at home. But that year, my father encountered bandits. Not only were his goods stolen, but he also lost his life. When the news came back, my mother was learning from the cook to make one of my father's favorite dishes. She accidentally set the kitchen on fire. Soon, the entire residence was on fire. My mother died in that sea of fire, and I was rescued by a servant and sold to a trafficker. "
When Qing Yu said this, there was only a faint sadness on her face. There wasn't too much sorrow, as if she was telling someone else's story.
But Feng Yu Heng knew that the more a person was like this, the more it meant that the accident was a great blow to her. Qing Yu just didn't have the means to change. If she wanted to live, she had to forget everything that happened in the past. Going from a rich young miss to a slave was her only way out.
Feng Yu Heng held Qing Yu's hand and gently patted the back of her hand, "It's okay. It's all in the past."
Qing Yu gratefully smiled at her, "Thank you, Second Young Miss."
"Qing Yu." Feng Yu Heng proposed, "Since you understand these things, then you can help me manage the accounts of these three shops in the future! Either way, I don't really understand it, and I don't feel at ease using outsiders. "
Qing Yu's eyes finally revealed some light, and her excitement was hard to hide: "Is Young Miss speaking the truth?"
Feng Yu Heng saw this scene and couldn't help but smile. If the people at her side could be as beautiful as this, how good would that be?
Who would want to fight all day? Who would want to open their eyes to a courtyard full of people plotting against them?
If possible, she would rather bring Yao shi and Zirui back to the mountain village in the Northwest. It would be a paradise without any worries. How good would that be?
But she couldn't.
She tightly furrowed her brow. It wasn't just the Feng manor. There was also the person she had been thinking about the entire time. Xuan Tianming, An shi had once told her this name. Why did that person named Xuan Tianming end up with his legs crippled and his face ruined?
Some truths had to be revealed step by step. Some debts had to be settled slowly. Some grudges had to be settled one by one.
Suddenly, there was a tug on her skirt.
Feng Yu Heng was startled. Looking down, she saw a four or five year old child tugging on her skirt.
The child was chubby, and his round face was very cute.
She happily bent down and pinched the child's cheeks, asking him: "Is something the matter?"
The child's childish voice said word by word: "An older brother told me to tell you to go to the Refined Deity Building in the middle of the lake."
After saying this, he turned around and ran off. While running, he shouted to a young woman on the side of the road: "Mother, mother, I memorized it all."
Feng Yu Heng, however, froze in place. The three words Refined Deity Building repeatedly flashed through her mind. Accompanied by a purple lotus flower, there was also a handsome face that she had remembered from her time in the mountains.
On the day that Lady Zhou came to the Feng manor, she had mentioned this place. Now …
Was it him?
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