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"Miss, these are all the shops left behind by the Madame. Other than the one in the south, there are two more. One is on the northwest road and the other is on the southeast road. I wonder which shop Miss would like to visit first?" ex-sister-in-law organized the treasures that Xi Jiu Er had left behind, all of them were currently under Xi Jiu Er's name. As for what other stores there were, she was not sure, because there were no proof of them remaining.

Three stores? Xi Jiu Er asked: "Which store is closest to Xi Mansion?"

"It's the shop on the Northwest Road." The ex-sister-in-law calculated: "I will need about an hour to make a carriage."

"Alright, pack up and we'll take a look at the shops on the Northwest Road." Xi Jiu Er brought ex-sister-in-law and Liu Shui out, and as for Liu Xiang, she was allowed to look at the courtyard. In truth, she did not want to bring Liu Xiang there.

"The shop on the Northwest Road is run by Shopkeeper Xu. It is arranged by the Madame. It has been in operation for thirteen or fourteen years now." ex-sister-in-law reported all the information she had gathered to Xi Jiu Er to the extent that even if she knew this, she wouldn't be able to get much out of him. She only knew that the shops on the Northwest Road would give Xi Jiu Er silver coins every month.

Xi Jiu Er pursed her lips and laughed coldly: "I might not be able to get this silver back in my entire life, what is it now that I'm giving it to father, I think it should be given to First Lady or the Old Madame." First Lady and Old Madame were only mother-in-law. Old Madame only had this kind of son, she naturally wanted to save everything in her hands for her son and herself. Even if First Lady had been married for more than ten years, in the Old Madame's eyes, she was still an outsider. With the death of mother and the fact that she was still young, the old Madame naturally thought that all of these things belonged to her.

The ex-sister-in-law did not speak, the Miss was right, regardless of whether it was the First Lady or the old Madame, they could not spit out the silver, this Xi Family was truly shameless, the Miss had been living a short life, and these so-called relatives had taken over their family's property, this was shameless.

Looking at Xi Jiu Er's face that was as calm as jade, ex-sister-in-law couldn't help but sigh. The reason Miss changed was because she had clearly seen the true appearance of these people.

The Northwest Road had been renovated and became even more prosperous than before. In Xi Jiu Er's vision in her previous life, the Northwest Road used to have a lot of empty floors, but after being renovated, the floors here had already become gold, so a thousand gold was hard to come by.

As expected, when he lifted the curtain, the bustling street was very lively, every shop had an endless stream of customers, the fire in Xi Jiu Er's eyes was about to spew out, good, good, the amount of silver that the old Madame had coveted over the past few years was at least in the tens of thousands. There was no rush, no rush, she would think of a way to spit out the greedy silver from Old Madame.

"Stop the car." Xi Jiu Er told the coachman to stop, and brought ex-sister-in-law and Liu Shui along to set up shop. At the same time, she inquired about the business of the shop. When they heard that Xi Jiu Er had found out that they had a very good reputation here, perhaps because of the Xi Family, they were very confident in the Xi Family's heavy business, but recently, because the reputation of the Xi Family had been tarnished, the business of the Xi Family was not as good as it was in the past.

This was within Xi Jiu Er's expectations, but it was also within Xi Jiu Er's expectations or perhaps it was beyond her expectations. Just a few days ago, this Xi Family's dense courtyard had been set ablaze for some reason, and not a single thing had been born from it.

A fire? Nothing remained? He didn't need to think to know the reason, even a fool could guess who was behind it. Old Madame, as expected, you're more experienced than you are.

"Miss …" ex-sister-in-law's face did not look good, this Xi Family really had a flawless way of doing things.

Xi Jiu Er shook her head: "I originally wanted to keep this to myself. We can talk about these things later." With that, she arrived under the guidance of the coachman … Paving.

Amongst the many bustling shops, it could be said that the whole place had turned into a mess of ashes and ruins. This time, it made Xi Jiu Er furious. Old Madame, you have truly done it. She even burned down the entire shop for her. It would at least cost her a thousand taels of silver to rebuild and repair …

Xi Jiu Er walked into the store with a cold expression and stood there with her hands behind her back. She did not seem happy or sad, and asked: "Where is the owner of this shop?"

"This servant knows, this servant will bring you to the Miss now." The carriage driver seemed to know quite a lot, Xi Jiu Er laughed, the kung fu that the Old Madame does is awesome! "Hmph …" Today, let's see how she will deal with this dog! She didn't need to think to know that the subordinates that the mother had trusted before were already with the Old Madame, working together in a shameful situation.

The wagon driver actively brought Xi Jiu Er to a cold house! That's right, it was a cold house. It could be described as a very dilapidated little courtyard with four walls. Xi Jiu Er raised her eyebrows, the carriage driver shouted, "Big Brother Xu, Big Brother Xu!"

Not long later, a middle-aged man dressed in coarse azure clothes came out as he shouted, "Who is it? Who is it?" When they saw something flash past the eyes of Xi Jiu Er and the others, although they were quick, they were caught red-handed by Xi Jiu Er.

"You are …" Lao Xu looked at Xi Jiu Er with suspicion, pretending not to know anything as he asked, "Why are you looking for me?"

"This is Ninth Miss of the Xi Family. Today, Miss Xi has come to visit Pu Zi." The coachman was taller than Xi Jiu Er, so he stood in front of Xi Jiu Er and gave him a signal with his eyes. Lao Xu sent him a signal with his eyes saying that he had received the coachman and knew what to do.

Hehe, Ninth Miss, this servant will go feed the horses. It's right in front of us. The driver scratched his head and revealed a kind smile towards Wang Ma. This kind of smile was the fake one, the one that could deceive people the most, and the one that was the most poisonous.

Xi Jiu Er nodded: "Go." Since there was no coachman, she was able to do what she needed to do next. Once the coachman left, she walked into the courtyard with her hands behind her back.

"Miss, Miss …" Lao Xu seemed to be scared stiff as she stuttered, not knowing what to say. She followed behind Xi Jiu Er uneasily, looking at all the places she was looking at with contempt in her heart. She was just a yellow haired girl, what was there to be wary of? Lao Xu did not even put the thirteen or fourteen year old Xi Jiu Er in her eyes at all.

"I heard that this shop earns a lot of money. Why does Uncle Xu live in such a crappy place?" Xi Jiu Er pretended not to understand and asked as she entered the house.

Lao Xu hurriedly followed, and when Xi Jiu Er sat down, he immediately kneeled down, blaming herself and feeling ashamed. His face had a look of wishing that she could burrow his face into the ground, and he stuttered as if it was difficult to open her mouth: "Ninth, Ninth Miss … Old Slave... This old servant has a guilty conscience, it's this old servant who doesn't have the ability … "For so many years, this old servant did not have the ability to help. I've already lost a lot of face …"

"Oh? Is that so? Back then, when mother chose the Uncle Xu, he definitely had to have been an outstanding individual. " Xi Jiu Er smiled faintly and let Lao Xu take out the account book to see for himself.

"Ninth Miss... The shop had been burnt, everything inside had been burnt away without a trace. Fortunately, the old servant had brought along a recent account book … This old servant here will give it to Miss. " Lao Xu got up and entered the room, but just as he went in, he came out and laughed: Haha, old man, your memory is no longer good … He went into the house across the street.

Xi Jiu Er looked at him nonchalantly, not knowing why Lao Xu felt as if he was entangled by something, the other party's eyes were simply too sharp, as though he could see through everything, causing him to be unable to hide anywhere. Haha, how could that be possible? Even if a person had changed, it would still be difficult to change their personality in a short period of time. Lao Xu didn't take it to heart at all, and felt that he was overthinking it.

What do you mean young? This house is obviously not his. Look at the middle-aged woman's dress, and the woman's shoes, and the child's sandals. Although they were all hidden very well, she still found them all. Not only did Xi Jiu Er notice it, ex-sister-in-law and Liu Shui also noticed it … Why would he do that? She must be hiding something.

In a moment, Lao Xu found the account book, and Xi Jiu Er immediately threw it to ex-sister-in-law, who opened it and looked at it seriously. It didn't take long for him to know that the account book had been rushed out in the last few days. The ink in the account book was still very fresh, even the paper in the account book was new.

This was an account book that was almost a month old. ex-sister-in-law had only opened it to calculate a few chapters before she gave it to Xi Jiu Er.

"Ninth Miss, judging from this account book, I only earned fifty silver taels …" Fifty silver a month was still the Xi Family's store, and it was still located in the most bustling area. This group of people, even if they were being overly greedy, were actually given only fifty silver. The paving is the best and most valuable part of the lot...

Xi Jiu Er actually laughed. Fifty gold, was the old Madame trying to get rid of the beggar, or did she think that she was an idiot being played around? Her smile was very cold. She didn't need to guess to know that she was angry. This was within Lao Xu's expectations. Actually, according to the old Madame's words, she wanted to give her two hundred silver, but he felt that she could be a bit greedy, so she sent a hundred and fifty silver into her pocket unscrupulously. In any case, he had already thought of an excuse.

"Miss, it was this old servant who was useless, it was this old servant who failed to live up to Madame's trust …" Lao Xu blamed herself: "Actually, our business was quite good before, but gradually, no one was willing to buy our things. They said that our things were too old … It is precisely during this one or two years that we have been losing money. Servant, this servant has truly tried her best. " In any case, he would leave all the money she earned to 'Xi Hong Sheng'. If Xi Jiu Er did not have anything, then her job would be to guard the shop well, but she had no other choice if the business was not good, right?