MTL - The Fugitive White Moonlight of a Powerful Minister-Chapter 47

  Chapter 47

  Everything is going according to plan.

  Wen Ning asked Wen Qi and Duan Rushuang to meet. After all, Wen Qi had always been in charge of the winery, so he would know better. Wen Ning is a money maker.

  At first, she also thought about whether Duan Rushuang hadn't left the cabinet yet, so it was inappropriate to contact Wen Qi directly. Thinking about it later, Duan Rushuang in her previous life had never married at least before the Xuanping Rebellion in Jiahe eighteen years, when she was already nineteen years old.

  Maybe she doesn't care much about men and women, and she doesn't stick to the defense of men and women.

The facts were exactly as she expected, when Duan Rushuang saw Linglan leading Wen Qi in, she just gave her a slightly surprised look, and then a teasing smile flashed in her eyes, as if to say, "You deserve to be the sister Wen who is under the list to catch her son-in-law." .

   When she finally left, she held Wen Ning's hand reluctantly: "Sister Wen, I wish I had known you earlier."

  Wen Ning didn't think so?

   If only the previous life could be as good as this life.

  In the next few days, Wen Ning sent several greeting cards one after another. After picking up Duan Rushuang, he changed into men's clothing with her, took her to visit the wineries in person, and at Duan Rushuang's request, visited all the famous wineries in the capital.

   Thanks to the close of the new year, Duan's mansion is busy, and the prostitute in the mansion is busy negotiating marriage, and no one pays attention to Duan Rushuang's whereabouts. Wen Ning was stopped by Wen Tingchun twice, she said generously that she had invited Duan Rushuang to listen to the play, but Wen Tingchun just let it go.

  Probably because Wen Ning rarely walked around with other ladies.

  Three days before New Year's Eve, I finally figured out everything Duan Rushuang wanted to know. Wen Ning went out for a few days and was really tired, so she stayed at home to rest obediently.

  Wen Qi's clothes-giving leave in September this year was not taken, and it happened to be moved to the end of the year, so Wen Ning went out with Wen Qi these few days, and did not bring Linglan.

  Seeing that Wen Ning was finally able to stay at home, Linglan couldn't wait to talk to her about what happened recently.

"I heard from the butler that the master took the eldest son out a few days ago, and went to the He Mansion in the courtyard of the imperial hospital." Ling Lan leaned into Wen Ning's ear, and said in great surprise and mystery, "He Yuan In the main family, there is a young lady who is about to marry Ji."

   Oops, the old calendar is over, it’s over.

   Linglan said again: "The empress's New Year's Eve banquet, which took so much effort, seems to be really effective. Several couples saw each other at the banquet, and they started discussing marriage years ago!"

  Well, that's not bad, she only knows a few couples, such as Duan Rushuang's sister-in-law.

"However, no one has mentioned the matter between Mr. Shen and the girl from the Zhao family." Linglan stood beside Wen Ning, watching her meticulously embroider a landscape painting, and said, "I heard about it on the second day of the banquet." Shen Shangshu and his wife visited Zhao Shangshu's house in person, and there were rumors that the two families were going to get married. But there is no more, I think the second son of Shen must be unwilling, so he exposed the matter."

  Wen Ning sat in front of the embroidery frame, embroidering every stitch very carefully. Her embroidery work has always been pretty good. She has been embroidering this landscape map for nearly half a year, and she wants to embroider it and hang it in the wine shop. It is beautiful and elegant.

  Hearing what Linglan said, the needle in her hand paused slightly.

  Zhao Xizhi's temperament, Shen Jin probably didn't get along well with her, it's fine if the marriage doesn't work out. And... Mrs. Liang must be extremely disappointed, right?

  She didn't like the Wen family, she didn't like her, she just wanted to find a noble girl with a higher family status for Shen Jin. Zhao Shangshu's daughter-in-law should be in line with her wishes, otherwise she wouldn't have taken Shen Shangshu to her home the next day.

  Thinking of it this way, Wen Ning felt a little happy in her heart, but her face was calm and she didn't show it.

  Linglan saw that she was not very interested, so she didn't say much, and said instead: "Girl, what have you been up to these few days when you went out with Second Young Master?"

  Wen Ning didn't hide from Linglan about opening a wine shop outside. Hearing her question, she put her index finger to her mouth and let out a soft "shh".

  Linglan understood, brought it up in one breath, and wanted to persuade, a girl from every family, who is not yet married, what kind of business is she doing? But this breath was quickly vented.

  She couldn't persuade Wen Ning, she knew it.

   "Linglan, pay attention these two days. If there is a letter from the Duan family girl, please send it to me immediately." Wen Ning urged.

  Before parting from Duan Rushuang yesterday, Duan Rushuang said that she would write to her in the next two days, telling her some of her ideas, and if it was useful, it would be implemented immediately after the new year.

  Linglan looked at the time: "Then I'll go and see now!"

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  Duan Rushuang's letter arrived the next day, a heavy one.

  Before Wen Ning opened it, she wondered if she had written a book. After opening the envelope, he took out the letter paper inside and unfolded it, and couldn't help laughing out loud.

   No wonder when she told Duan Rushuang that it was inconvenient for her to leave the house to exchange letters, a subtle shyness flashed across Duan Rushuang's face. She must have never learned to write seriously, and even some characters she didn't know.

  But the letter was still written by her herself. Most of the characters were crooked, some were big, some were small, and some couldn't write, so they expressed it by drawing pictures.

  Wen Ning lamented that Duan Rushuang was an extraordinary woman, while carefully reading the letter, the general meaning is as follows:

  "Sister Wen, forgive me for my ignorance. I have never read a book or practiced calligraphy. If the grammar of this letter does not make sense, please smile at Sister Bo.

  I have seen the winery before, and I have learned about the operation of the winery with the second son, and I have a general understanding of the current situation of the major wineries in the capital.

  First, the wine market is booming, the major restaurants are in the ascendant, and the prospects of the wine shops are broad, and the elder sister and the second son have very good vision;

Second, there are many wine shops in Beijing, some of which have been in business for more than ten years, even twenty years. No matter the wine products or the market, they are all open. In comparison, our scale is small, there are fewer types, and there is no Even the accumulation of contacts and reputation, competing with them, fears that there is more than enough heart and not enough strength;

  Third, if you want to quickly gain a place in Beijing, you might as well find another way. Now that the folk customs are open, it is not uncommon for women to enter restaurants, but there are many spirits prepared for men in restaurants, but there are very few fruit wines that girls prefer. Even for banquets in the palace, there are few types of fruit wine. My sister and the second son may as well go there Think in this direction.

  If possible, my sister also has an idea. "

  Wen Ning watched with calm eyes, feeling moved and emotional for a moment. What was moved was that Duan Rushuang took this matter seriously, and told her all her thoughts and thoughts without any reservations. It was clear that they had known each other for less than half a month; what was moved was... as expected of Duan Rushuang, who caught her in just a few days. The key to the difficulties in the operation of the winery, the thinking clearly gives a management direction.

She suggested abandoning the highly competitive traditional wine market, and instead venture into the fruit wine market, which seems to be small in size but has not yet been set foot. A schematic diagram was drawn.

  At the end of the letter, she gave an overview of how to open up the fruit wine market, which made Wen Ningmao suddenly enlightened and excited.

  Wen Ning took the letter and quickly went to the East Chamber to find Wen Qi.

"Second brother, I think what sister Rushuang said is very reasonable. If the winery continues to operate according to the current model, it will only struggle and end in dismal. What she said in the letter, you might as well give it a try!" Wen Ning's eyes still lingered The brilliance when reading the letter.

  Wen Qi raised his eyebrows and read the letters one by one, touching his chin: "This girl from the Duan family looks silly, but she has a clever mind."

  Wen Ning was incredulous: "How dare you call Sister Rushuang stupid?!"

  She is Dayin's first businesswoman to gain a firm foothold in the capital, she is a thousand times smarter than your sweetheart, if not a thousand times, okay?

  Wen Qi squinted at the whole piece of ghost-like characters, and said with a low smile: "Which girl's characters have you seen..."

"She has such a delicate mind before she has ever read a book. If she has read poetry and books like you, I'm afraid even you can't compare to her!" Wen Ning snorted, "It's fine if you don't want to read it, I won't tell you! "

   "Hey..." Wen Qi stopped Wen Ning's hand that wanted to **** the letter, "Second brother was just joking with you, why do you take it seriously?"

  Wen Ning actually knew that Wen Qi had such an unscrupulous temperament, but she had admired Duan Rushuang in her previous life, and she couldn't help but feel a little angry when she heard his light evaluation.

  If she hadn't been reborn, how could she have found such a powerful helper? But he still picks and chooses!

  Wen Qi was really puzzled by Wen Ning's insistence on bringing a young girl who was not out of the court, even a few months younger than her, to run the winery together, but after reading the letter, he felt that the little girl still had some ideas of her own.

  He is a wine lover. He knows how to brew and taste wine, but he is not good at business management. He didn't worry much about the so-called "market" and "reputation" mentioned in her letter before.

  Good wine is not afraid of deep alleys, is it?

   But after a few months of operation, their alley...cough, it may be too deep.

"Miss Duan's words are very reasonable and quite insightful. It's just..." Wen Qi continued to touch his chin, but he was no longer teasing, but said seriously, "Ah Ning, is this wine shop really your money?" Business. You know that the second elder brother only knows about wine and knows little about business, but Miss Duan is only a fifteen-year-old girl, are you sure you want to take her advice?"

Wen Qi looked at Wen Ning and said, "According to Miss Duan's idea, in addition to the winery, we also need to set up a store in the front end, and the existing products in the winery also need to be updated. From preparing new products to packaging and putting them on shelves, Counting the time, manpower and other costs, if it fails, there is no chance of a comeback.”

  Wen Qi has never asked Wen Ning where he got so much money, but he is obviously very clear that Wen Ning has given up all his wealth to fight for it.

  Wen Ning's jumping heart calmed down a bit, but he hesitated for only a moment.

  She actually doesn't have any capital at all. What she's doing now is just a vain attempt to make a big fortune. The wine shop is just a small start. If she loses at this step, she... admits it.

  But Duan Rushuang succeeded in her previous life, what if she also succeeds in this life?

   Then she will really live a lifetime in vain.

   "Sure!" Wen Ning said firmly.

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  When the matter of the wine shop was settled, Wen Ning felt as if she had taken a reassurance pill in her heart. She felt that the way ahead was clearer, and her mood also became happier.

  Twelfth lunar month twenty-ninth, the eve of New Year's Eve. Officials of the court, big and small, all returned home to take a rest, and the relatives who visited the house before had all left. The Wen Mansion returned to its usual tranquility, but after all, it was the New Year, and the entire mansion was full of vitality.

  Perhaps Wen Lan's marriage finally took shape. Wen Tingchun was in a particularly happy mood this year. After dinner this day, he actually wanted to take his two sons and one daughter out to a theater for the first time in history.

  Wen Ning and Wen Qi are busy with the business of the wine shop recently, and haven't been to the teahouse for a long time, and Wen Lan is both business and private, and has no time for leisure. Upon hearing Wen Tingchun's words, the three of them all smiled.

   "Butler Qin, hurry up and prepare the carriage!" Counting Wen Ning is the most exciting, she hasn't been to a teahouse for a long time!

  The teahouse was extremely lively tonight, almost overcrowded. Wen Tingchun asked someone to reserve a box early on, which happened to be facing the stage below.

  Wen Ning was still preoccupied with her "fruit wine", ordered a pot of tea, two pots of fruit wine, and a few plates of snacks.

  Seeing Wen Tingchun's meaningful eyes, she shrank her neck: "Daddy, the snacks in this teahouse are very delicious. I never drink alcohol on weekdays."

  Wen Tingchun didn't care about her, coughed lightly, jumped over Wen Lan, looked at Wen Qi and said, "Qi Er, what have you been up to lately?"

  Wen Ning raised her eyebrows, it turned out that Daddy had ulterior motives today.

   Sure enough, without saying a word, Wen Tingchun stroked his beard and said, "Qi Er, you will be twenty next year, and your elder brother will start talking about marriage in the beginning of spring. What are your plans?"

This kind of thing should be asked by the women's relatives on the sidelines. However, Wen Tingchun has been a father and a mother all these years, and it is time-consuming and laborious to go back and forth. , Dad asked the matchmaker to propose marriage."

  Wen Qi kicked Wen Ning under the table almost at the same time.

  Wen Ning and Wen Lan looked at each other, then both turned their eyes to the stage.

   No way, the show is so good that I can't hear what other people are saying.

   "If you don't have a woman you like, father will decide for you about the marriage! Last night at the palace banquet, father saw that girl from the Xu family..."

  Wen Ning was kicked twice by Wen Qi again.

  This... really forgive her for being helpless.

  She speaks now, isn't that a fire? He should have kicked the elder brother who had already landed.

  Wen Tingchun's face suddenly darkened: "Qi'er, are you going to break Dad's leg?"

  poof...

  Wen Ning almost spit out a mouthful of tea, but Wen Qi kicked the wrong leg.

   "Father, you are watching today's play..." Wen Qi pointed to the stage without changing his face, "Why does it look so familiar?"

  Wen Ning had already glanced a few times at this time, and Wen Qi didn't think so, but when he said it, it was true.

  In the play, one protagonist is Mr. Wen, and the other protagonist is a girl.

The illiterate dandy Wen Gongzi fell in love with Kaolin's flower and the girl bitterly. He tried his best to curry favor and courteousness, and hired people to rob women in the street. Mr. Wen bravely jumped into the river and came to his senses at the last moment. He did not force Miss You You to marry her again, but took her to a remote place to confide his heart.

  At this moment, another girl is being moved on the stage by his affection, and the two want to break through the shackles of the world and make a private decision for life.

  This...is this play...

  The stalking Mr. Wen, isn't it the metaphorical Wen Ning who caught the son-in-law? And that Kaolin flower is also a girl, and the person rehearsing for the theater seems to be afraid that people will not understand, and let her dress up as a man to win the first prize, isn't it the metaphorical Pei You? The two fell into the water at the New Year's Eve banquet. Although it was not publicized, everyone who was present that day knew about it.

   "It's ridiculous!" Wen Tingchun's face was red and white, and he slapped the table hard.

  In the next room next to the wall, Pei You was also looking coolly at the stage, and put down the teacup with a loud "dang".

  (end of this chapter)