Love is deep but fate is shallow, this beautiful wife has waited for a thousand years

Chapter 192 Teach a man to fish

Ruan Haoyu and Mu Xiaoqiao followed Xiyao and the others into the main hall. The room was quite clean, but the tables and chairs were rather old, and it was obvious that they had been used for many years. However, after all, this was a family of officials, so the quality of the furniture was very good. Apart from the old style, the furniture was still very sturdy.

Xiyao helped the old lady sit down in the main seat, looked around, her nose sour, and forced a smile: "There is no change here since I left."

The old lady said, "Yao'er, how have you been these years? I just felt that you have lost a lot of weight. You are not leaving this time, right?"

Xiyao held the old lady's hand and said, "I'm not leaving, mother. From now on, Yao'er will accompany you and won't go anywhere. It was Yao'er who was ignorant before and left mother alone..."

She was choking with sobs and couldn't continue speaking. The old lady patted her hands and said, "Don't cry, Yao'er. Mother is fine. Your Aunt Zhong has been taking care of me. It's just that mother likes quietness, so she dismissed all the servants and maids in the house."

Xiyao understood the family situation. There was no labor force in the family. Her father had been an honest official before, and the family did not have much savings. Her mother had been alone for many years, and she was worried about herself, so her health was broken. She looked a dozen years older than her actual age. How could she afford to support servants and maids?

Only Aunt Zhong was my mother's maid who came with her as a dowry. Because she was worried about my mother, she never married in her life and always stayed by my mother's side. She has long been like a family member to me.

Aunt Zhong said, "Miss, I'll go make tea for the guests and prepare your favorite food. You guys can chat first."

Xiyao nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Aunt Zhong."

Ruan Haoyu and Mu Xiaoqiao did not disturb the mother and daughter from talking. Mu Xiaoqiao greeted Xiyao, and indicated that she and Ruan Haoyu would walk around the mansion, and then walked out.

The house is not small, but there is no one here except the old lady and Aunt Zhong. The front yard is quite clean, but the backyard is a bit deserted. It is obvious that no one has been here for a long time.

The two walked and talked, and Mu Xiaoqiao said, "Tell me, how should we ask Xiyao for the Murray Bracelet?"

"Of course, I'll give her something she needs most right now. You saved her life, and if you can appeal to her emotions and help her out in times of trouble, I think she won't refuse."

"But, after all, this is the only thing her late lover left her..." Mu Xiaoqiao sighed, "Alas, we still have to dig up You Jianle's grave. It's really hard to disturb the peace of the deceased."

Ruan Haoyu held Mu Xiaoqiao's hand and said, "You are too kind. You always hope to get what you want without hurting others, but it is difficult to have both in this world."

He paused and said, "But Amu, kindness is a good thing. I am willing to protect your kindness. Leave the matter of the Murray Bracelet and the Glazed Ring to me. I will make Xiyao give them to us willingly."

"What are you going to do?"

Ruan Haoyu smiled slyly, "Keep it a secret, just wait and see."

The two of them stayed at Xiyao's house for the past two days. Fortunately, Xiyao used someone else's name when she entered the palace, and did not involve her family. Besides, the overall situation of Rui Kingdom has been settled now, and there is no need to kill her to fight for the throne, so the palace did not send anyone to hunt her down. Of course, it is also possible that everyone in the palace thought she was dead, after all, there was still the body of "Concubine Yao" left on the battlefield.

The two corpses were dead bodies of similar shapes that the Phantom Guards found on the battlefield and modified temporarily. There are experts in this field among the Phantom Guards, who can make them almost indistinguishable from the real ones, but after all, they were in a hurry. For example, "Ruan Haoyu" was exposed because he was kept for a long time and Concubine Rou looked at him carefully. Of course, the real Ruan Haoyu and Mu Xiaoqiao didn't know that they had been exposed, but no one would take a close look at "Concubine Yao".

In short, after staying there for a few days, nothing happened and there were no pursuers. Xiyao gradually put her mind at ease.

Mu Xiaoqiao knew that she was most worried about getting her mother into trouble, so she comforted her every day. Ruan Haoyu asked a doctor to do a comprehensive examination of the old lady's body, prescribed a lot of conditioning prescriptions, and bought a few maids and servants to serve in the mansion.

Xiyao felt a little uneasy, so she pulled Mu Xiaoqiao over and whispered, "Xiaoqiao, I know you are doing this for my own good, and I thank you for helping and caring for my mother, but..."

She hesitated, bit her lip, and then said, "You will leave eventually. Besides, I can't always rely on you to support me. These maids and servants..."

She didn't say anything else, but Mu Xiaoqiao understood. She felt that she couldn't afford to support all these servants, but she was embarrassed to refuse Ruan Haoyu's kindness.

Mu Xiaoqiao was about to speak to comfort her when Ruan Haoyu's voice rang out from behind, "You can use these servants without worry. I have signed death contracts with them. They will be in the mansion for the rest of their lives. Unless you don't want them anymore, you can sell them off. But Xiyao, I know you are very filial to your mother. Don't you want your mother to live a better life in the future?"

"Of course I want to, but I don't have the ability right now..."

Xiyao lowered her eyes. In fact, she was very confused about the future. Marrying a good family? She didn't want to get married now, but as a woman, what could she do?

The family is now penniless and she has no skills. Even if she becomes an embroiderer, her embroidery skills are not good enough. How can she support her mother and Aunt Zhong?

Ruan Haoyu said slowly: "The Zhouji Bank in the east of the city is mine."

Xiyao exclaimed "Ah", somewhat surprised.

"The old Qin's silk shop two streets away from here is also mine."

"There is also Fengcheng Restaurant, Huiji Pawnshop, Mijia Grain Store..."

Xiyao's mouth was already wide open, she was stunned, her mind was not thinking, wasn't this person sent to the State of Chu as a hostage before? How could he have such a large industry?

But even so, why did he tell this to himself? To show off his wealth?

After naming dozens of famous shops nearby, Ruan Haoyu said, "Now, I need a Changzhou manager to help me keep an eye on the business conditions of all the shops in Changzhou."

Mu Xiaoqiao understood what Ruan Haoyu meant and couldn't help but admire him. If they gave Xiyao money directly, she would definitely not accept it. However, he gave her a job and let her make money with her own ability.

Xiyao hesitated and said, "You mean... to make me the governor of Changzhou?"

"That's right, three hundred taels of silver a month. If Changzhou's overall sales increase in a year, the monthly salary can be increased further."

"Three...hundred taels?"

Xiyao felt that she must have heard wrongly. You know, the maids and servants in the family only earned one or two taels of silver a month.

Is this not a dream? Xiyao pinched her palm hard, it hurt, it was not a dream, she was almost ecstatic, but a little worried, "Can I...?"

"Okay, Xiao Qiao will teach you, but we have one condition." Ruan Haoyu nodded at Mu Xiaoqiao and said it.

Xiyao was someone who had seen the world after all. After hearing that, she calmed down a little and felt more relieved. It would have to be under certain conditions. With such a huge temptation, it would be impossible without certain conditions.

Mu Xiaoqiao nodded and pulled Xiyao back to the room to explain in detail that Ruan Haoyu had completed his mission and went out to summon Nishang, asking her to gather a few Phantom Guards to do something big tonight - digging graves and opening coffins.

Xiyao stroked the Murray bracelet on her hand, her mind full of thoughts. Mu Xiaoqiao's words echoed in her mind again, "Xiyao, you need to put the past behind you and start over. I know that my request is indeed unreasonable, but... Xiyao, believe me, if the Murray bracelet and the Glazed Ring were not related to my life and A Yu's life, I would never ask you for this. We can only do our best to help you and your aunt. I admit that we had a purpose in saving you at the beginning, but our purpose was not unforgivable. I hope you can understand."

Mu Xiaoqiao spoke very sincerely. After spending these days together, Xiyao knew more or less what kind of person Mu Xiaoqiao was. She was upright, kind, generous, and would save people from danger. She never had a bad heart. Moreover, she and Ruan Haoyu not only saved her life, but also gave her a way to make a living, allowing her and her mother to have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives. With such a great favor, she just needed the Murray Bracelet and the Glazed Ring. What reason did she have not to give them?

To me, it is just a wish, and the Glazed Light Ring has been buried underground for a long time and cannot play any role at all. If they can save people, I think Xiu Le will be willing to do it, right?

Thinking of this, Xiyao finally stood up.