bayedsolid Chapter 398 The Daughter of the Firstborn Who Was Controlled by the Time Traveling Girl 5
Chapter 398 The Daughter of the Firstborn Who Was Controlled by the Time Traveling Girl 5
The third concubine had never done business before. In the past, Long Yunting was in charge of all the household affairs and never delegated any power to the other concubines.
It was when she was pregnant with her second child and she was not in good health that she handed over the household affairs to the third concubine, but the financial power of the family was still hers.
So the third concubine went out for three or four days, took a fancy to the cloth business and the rouge and powder business, and told Feng Jingye about it when she came back.
Feng Jingye didn't have any ideas, so he just let the third concubine deal with it herself.
He was a scholar and his mother used to manage the family business.
Later, with the help of Long Yunting, who came from a merchant family, to manage the family business and with the support of the Long family, he really studied for half his life.
In order to find the source of supply, the third concubine went to several stores, but it was not easy to find the source of these things.
At this time, Feng Luoshuang thought of Luo Chen.
She said to her mother, "Mom, isn't Fourth Sister's uncle's family a business man? Besides, the relationship between the eldest lady and her mother's family has always been good.
Now that the eldest lady has passed away, the Long family is in great need of the fourth sister, so why don’t we…”
The third concubine reacted immediately and said, yes, with the help of the Long family, business will definitely be good.
Moreover, if the little girl knew that the family had no money, she might be able to take out the eldest lady's dowry to provide some supplementary income.
If this little girl doesn't feel sorry for them, doesn't she also feel sorry for her own father?
Then he took a batch of plain white cloth and went to Luo Chen's room.
"Is the Fourth Miss here? The Third Aunt came to see you." The Third Aunt asked Xiaohui to hold the cloth in her hands.
Zhao Ma came out and saw the Third Aunt. She asked expressionlessly, "It's the Third Aunt. What's up? The young lady is reading a book."
As soon as the third concubine came in, she found that except for daily necessities and a few ornaments, all the other dazzling jade and gold antique ornaments were gone from Luo Chen's room.
Now this room is almost the same as his daughter's room except that it is a little bigger. He was so surprised that he was speechless.
"What's going on? Why has Fourth Miss's room become like this? Where are the things that Madam left for you?" the Third Concubine asked in surprise.
Luo Chen put the book down, stood up, sat down in front of the Third Aunt and said, "I have to observe mourning. It's not proper to leave those things there. I'll put them away and take them out after I finish mourning."
The third concubine immediately acted sadly and said, "Oh, how pitiful! Madam usually dotes on the fourth young lady the most.
If the lady down there knew about this, I wonder how heartbroken she would be. For the sake of the lady, the fourth young lady must take good care of herself. "
Luo Chen smiled softly and said, "Thank you for your concern, Third Aunt. I wonder what you want to talk to me about today?"
The Third Auntie thought of something important: "To be honest with you, Fourth Miss, Auntie really does need your help with something."
"Please speak, Third Aunt."
The third concubine took out the account book, pointed it to Luo Chen and said, "Fourth Miss, take a look, there is only this little money left in our family's account book.
I calculated that with our current expenses, it will be enough to last us two to three years.
In two or three years, there will be nothing left in the house. By then, you sisters will have grown up and it will be time for you to get married.
I'm afraid the Feng family can't even afford a decent dowry, so I discussed it with the master these days and decided that we still have to find a way to make money."
"Aunt, are you planning to do business?" Luo Chen asked.
The third concubine quickly smiled and said, "The fourth young lady is very smart. These few days, I went out to take a look and decided to do some business in fabrics, rouge and powder.
In the future, we can save money on fabrics and rouge and powder, and when you get married, it can be used as a dowry, isn't it great?"
"That's right. Then why did my aunt come to see me today?" Luo Chen asked pretending to be puzzled.
The third concubine smiled flatteringly and said, "We haven't done any business since we came here, so we really can't find any suitable goods.
My uncle's family has been doing business in Yecheng for many years, so I would like to ask the fourth young lady for help and go back to ask my uncle to introduce a goods channel.
When our family makes money, we won’t have to live frugally anymore, and we can save up some dowry for the fourth young lady in the future.”
Luo Chen looked at the third concubine, his eyes reddened: "No problem, I thought my mother was gone, and no one would care about me anymore.
I didn't expect that my aunt would always think of me when she had something good to do, and she would make so many plans for my future."
The third concubine didn't expect that this little girl was so easy to deceive. She immediately grabbed Luo Chen's hand and said.
"Fourth Miss, please don't be sad. Auntie has watched you grow up, how could I not care about you?
If you have any problems in the future, tell your aunt, and I will definitely find a way to get it done for you."
Luo Chen was moved and held the Third Aunt's hand tightly and said, "Thank you very much, Aunt. It's a pity that although you are so kind, I don't know what will happen to you in the future."
The third concubine was stunned and asked, "What the fourth lady said makes me confused. What will happen in the future?"
Luo Chen couldn't hold back his tears and said, "Dad is only thirty years old now, and we don't have the son that he longs for.
For the sake of male offspring, he will definitely marry another one in the future, but I don’t know if the new wife will be easy to get along with.”
The third concubine looked unhappy, but she still comforted her, "Don't think too much, Fourth Miss. The first wife just passed away. The master doesn't have the energy to think about this."
Luo Chen said with tears in his eyes: "It's almost time, Daddy is thirty and childless, how can he wait any longer?
When a person dies, it is like a light going out. How can the friendship we once had be so important? How can it be more important than one's son?
Auntie is so kind to me, I can't be so heartless, let's have a private chat here today."
The third concubine was also filled with emotion for a moment: "Go ahead and talk, Auntie is listening."
Luo Chen wiped away her tears and looked at the Third Aunt sincerely: "Third Aunt, to be honest, I'm not afraid of you getting angry.
You are the only woman left in the family now, but your identity is... a maid in the Feng family.
So if Dad marries again, he will only marry a woman from outside with a clean family background."
The third concubine frowned and said, "Fourth Miss, our minds are much more open now."
"What you said is correct, Auntie, but don't forget that Daddy's childhood education was based on the education he received when the emperor was still alive.
Although our minds are much more open now, you can still feel that my father still has the old ideas.
You must be very clear about this, and Daddy has always wanted a legitimate son."
"This..." The third concubine hesitated. She knew that Luo Chen was right. The master was a somewhat pedantic scholar.
Moreover, he attaches great importance to his reputation and would probably not allow her, who was born a maid, to be his wife.
Besides, the master wants a legitimate son, but she can't give birth now.
I'm afraid it's really like what the fourth young lady said, the master will marry another woman from outside to be his first wife.