Chapter 27 Fifth sister, you lied to me!

Nowadays, people admire scholars the most.

If a family could produce a scholar, they would beat drums and gongs to let everyone within a ten-mile radius know about it!
Although these temporary workers on Zhuangzi's job did not understand what printing was, they understood the word "books"!

How could a group of women have access to such precious books?

The group of people who were so shocked didn't even care about Yun Shu's identity.
Everyone rushed to ask:

"Your Highness, do we have to have female workers? Can't men do that?"

"Your Highness, my son is fourteen years old, and everyone in the village praises him for his intelligence! He will surely be able to do a better job than the women workers!"

"Your Highness..."

"enough!"

Although Yun Shu often lacks the awareness of a superior, it does not mean that she does not have a temper:
"Do you have the final say on this farm, or do I have the final say?

Only female workers are needed. Do you understand? "

"Your Highness, calm down!"

The group of people immediately lay on the ground again, as quiet as chickens.

But at this time, Yun Shu was too lazy to pay attention to them. She stood up, with a hint of coldness in her tone:

"Madam Liu, I'll leave the matter of recruiting female workers for the next few days to you."

"Yes."

Aunt Liu obeyed.
The two people assigned to Yunshu by Emperor Xuanwu this time were Eunuch Wang and Nanny Liu.

When Madam Liu was in the palace, she was able to manage all the palace maids in an orderly manner.

Now she only has to manage dozens of female workers, which is no different from living on a farm and enjoying her retirement!
Yun Chuhuan followed Yun Shu in amazement. When he passed by the temporary worker who had previously said that men could definitely do a better job than women, he secretly kicked him:
"I would get scolded if I said this to my fifth sister, you are quite brave!"

Short-term worker: “!!!”

I was sweating profusely.

"Tsk, why are you scared again?"

Glancing disdainfully at the day laborer who was trembling with fear at his words, Yun Chuhuan strolled contentedly to catch up with Yun Shu's distant figure:

"Fifth sister, where are we going now!"

"Have a meal."

Yun Shu was the first to lift the carriage door curtain:
"Aren't you hungry?"

“Hungry, hungry, hungry!”

Finally, he no longer had to wander around in this shabby manor. Yun Chuhuan jumped for joy in an instant:
"Where should we go to eat? Fu Man Lou or Qing Feng Ge? The lion's head at Fu Man Lou tastes good, but the steamed fish at Qing Feng Ge tastes better!"

"Don't even go."

Yun Shu slowly kept the secret a secret:

"Let's eat something we haven't eaten before today."

Never eaten it!

Yun Chuhuan's eyes lit up, and his first reaction was that his fifth sister had come up with a new delicious food -

That is definitely something that neither Fumanlou nor Qingfeng Pavilion can compare to!
With anticipation for the new delicacies, Yun Chuhuan even endured the bumpy ride of the carriage on his way back to the city without uttering a word of complaint.

Until the carriage stopped at the gate of the Tang Mansion, he was still full of joy, thinking that his fifth sister was here to borrow the small kitchen.

Sadly, this is clearly not the case.

Every dish for lunch was prepared by the chef of Tang Mansion. Although the taste was good, they were all common dishes. In Yun Chuhuan's opinion, they were not as good as the imperial chefs in the palace. He had too high expectations before coming here. Now, holding the ordinary vegetable leaves in his mouth, Yun Chuhuan even felt a little bit unable to swallow.

He stared at Yun Shu with resentment, as if he had been wronged greatly:
"Fifth sister, you lied to me."

"Where did I lie to you?"

Yunshu picked up a piece of fresh fish meat without bones from the belly with chopsticks, and said frankly and confidently:
"Have you ever eaten Tang Mansion's food before?"

Yun Chuhuan: “?”

He wanted to say that it shouldn't be like this.
But Yun Shu had indeed only told him before that he was brought here today to "eat something he had never eaten before", but... he had misunderstood.

The eight-year-old Sixth Prince was obviously still too young. Besides, he had never met anyone who dared to cheat him before. When he encountered such a thing of being cheated, he really didn't know how to react for a while.

Tang Muzhi, who was having lunch with the two of them, couldn't help but curl his lips.

However, he had obviously learned the rule of not talking while eating and not talking while sleeping very well. He waited until Yun Shu and the others had finished eating before he asked in a gentle voice:

"Before dinner, His Highness said that he came to me today to discuss something important. What is it?"

"Actually, it's still related to my cousin's matter."

Yun Shu smiled and raised his hand to support his chin:
"I wonder if my cousin can act?"

"……acting?"

The word itself is not difficult to understand.

Tang Muzhi hesitated:
"What does your highness want Mu Zhi to act in?"

"Play the role of a person who is kept in the dark."

Yun Shu didn't beat around the bush and spoke directly:

"Cousin, if you are free recently, please go to Cao's house to visit your cousin more often when Mr. Cao is around.

Cao Wenbin will pretend to be affectionate and will naturally show how caring he is to your cousin in front of you.

I need you, cousin, to write down Cao Wenbin's behavior and report it all to Eunuch Wang."

Tang Muzhi: "Who is Eunuch Wang?"

"Eunuch Wang is the man given to me by my father. He will help me collect information about what happened in the capital."

Tang Muzhi would naturally understand the details after the Beijing Weekly came out.
Yun Shu didn't want to say more at this moment, and took the opportunity to bring up another urgent issue:

"Speaking of gathering information, cousin, do you know if the Tang family has any stores in Beijing?"

"Yes, there is..."

At first glance, the salaries of court officials these days don’t seem low, but such a large mansion requires money for daily repairs, daily expenses for the family, and many slaves to support.

In addition, officials visit each other and occasionally when someone holds a wedding banquet or birthday party, they cannot be stingy.

There are too many places to spend money. If you add them all up, the salary may not be enough.

Therefore, usually these ministers would have someone in their homes to manage some shops and thus earn some industrial income.

The Tang family is of course no exception.

However, the Tang family was not wealthy. Mr. Tang's father came from a poor family and became a county magistrate through the imperial examination. His assets had only been accumulated since this generation.

Fortunately, their ancestors had a clean and honest family. After three generations, they had accumulated two small shops in the capital, which were just enough to maintain the operation of the Tang Mansion.

At this moment, Yun Shu suddenly asked about the store. Tang Muzhi didn't know her purpose, so he hesitated for a moment when answering:
"But there is only a small bookstore and a clothing store."

"Bookstores and clothing shops are great!"

The former can also sell the Capital Weekly in the future, while the latter has more contact with the people. They are both the partners she is in need of right now!
Win-win, no loss!
(End of this chapter)