Mrs. Xu sat in the main seat of the flower hall, and the next head was full of shopkeepers of the major shops of the Xu family, there were more than 30 people, and the shopkeepers of Jiangnan Province had arrived. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The shopkeeper of the cloth village Wu led by said: "At present, there are Suzhou Zhangjia, Huzhou Bian's family, and Changzhou Qian family, together with other cloth shops, silk shops, and embroidery villages in Jiangnan Province, to reduce prices together. He also said that if other shops dared to take over the Xu family's industry, they would be jointly suppressed. ”

Old Madam Xu said slowly: "How much did they bid?" ”

Shopkeeper Wu's face was ugly, and he said, "It's very low." The two splendid shops in Suzhou City are only willing to pay 10,000 taels of silver, and they must leave all the shopkeepers, men, and goods. Embroidery village and embroidery girl together, four thousand taels. The cloth village on the outskirts of the city that raises silkworms and weaves cloth only produces 3,000 taels of silver. "Anyway, submit the price code document provided by the other party.

Biluo took it and handed it to Mrs. Xu, but Mrs. Xu didn't look at it, her eyes slowly swept over the shopkeepers who were standing. Shopkeeper Wu has been in the Xu family for decades, and he is the person that Old Lady Xu relied on when he was alive, and his face was sad and worried. Several of the Xu family's sons were in charge, looking dazed and not knowing where to go. In recent years, the new shopkeepers have a look of nothing to do with themselves. There are a few more who have looks worth pondering. Taking in the looks of the shopkeepers, Mrs. Xu also had a number in her heart, and said: "You are also the old men of the Xu family, tell me, what should you do now?" ”

After being silent for a long time, I heard a voice from below: "According to the villain's humble opinion, this bid is indeed too low." Add a thousand taels of silver to each of these prices, and that's about the same. It was one of the shopkeepers who looked worth pondering before, the shopkeeper of Yuezhou Jinxiu Ji Liu hired by Xu Wenmin.

This sentence attracted the attention of the major shopkeepers. You must know that the Xu family's industry is all over Jiangnan Province, and you can see Jinxiuji shops in every state city, and the locals are proud to be able to wear Jinxiuji's fabrics. Buzhuang not only raises silkworms and picks silk by itself, but also has fixed silkworm households to supply raw silk. Raw silk and kudzu linen are woven and dyed into various fabrics and silk brocades, which are sold in Jinxiuji. When guests need ready-to-wear, Embroidery Village provides ready-to-wear tailoring, embroidery and other services. In Xu Wanzhen's view, this is a one-stop service of production, supply and marketing, which basically eliminates the possibility of being controlled by others, and the wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated. The operation of Splendid Ji is the strategy set by Mrs. Xu when he was alive, starting from the first cloth village, decades of hard work, earning this huge family business. Just embroidery alone, a year's profit can have 3,000 taels of silver, this million family property, in the mouth of the shopkeeper Liu, it is enough to float 1,000 taels at that low price, how can this not be surprising.

When Mrs. Xu heard this, she said quietly: "Oh? What other shopkeepers see it the same way? A few more people chimed in.

Shopkeeper Wu said angrily: "Shopkeeper Liu, the Xu family treats you very well, how can you say such things!" ”

A sly smile appeared on the white face of the shopkeeper Liu, and he said, "The big tree of the Xu family is about to be unable to hold it." Those of us who are shopkeepers must know how to look at the direction of the wind. When these properties are sold out, will the Xu family still have a shop for us to be the shopkeeper? It's better to find a thick thigh hug as soon as possible. ”

Shopkeeper Wu scolded angrily: "Shameless! ”

But Shopkeeper Liu's words hit the hearts of all shopkeepers. Except for the sons of the Xu family, the deed of life is unthinkable in the Xu family, and the other shopkeepers have different degrees of shaken looks.

Seeing this, Mrs. Xu didn't laugh angrily, and said, "Our Xu family has always treated people with sincerity, but we will never tolerate betrayal. Now that you are double-minded, I will not force you to stay. I'm giving you a chance today, and those who are going to go stand up now. Each person can be relieved of the letter of appointment by handing over the keys, account books, and 1,000 taels of silver, and the Xu family will not be held accountable. ”

Hearing this, Shopkeeper Liu was the first to stand up, followed by three people. He bowed to the shopkeepers and said, "If you believe me, follow me." The Qian family in Changzhou wants to take down the shops and cloth houses in Changzhou, Yuezhou, and Mingzhou, which is the time when there is a shortage of manpower. This 1,000 taels of dismissal silver, the Qian family can still afford it. Four more hesitant shopkeepers stood behind him.

Seeing that Shopkeeper Liu was so rampant, he openly dug the foot of the wall in front of Mrs. Xu, Shopkeeper Wu sneered again and again. has been in the Splendid Chronicle for decades, and outsiders only think that Mrs. Xu is capable, but he has learned Mrs. Xu's methods, and Shopkeeper Liu is asking for hardship.

After Shopkeeper Liu and the other eight people stood still, Biluo stepped forward to confiscate the keys carried by several people, and Mrs. Xu said: "Shopkeeper Wu will go to your responsible store to check the accounts one by one, and if there is a shortfall, it must be made up immediately." After the audit is completed and the dismissal money is received, the dismissal document will be fulfilled at the government. ”

Hearing this, these people breathed a sigh of relief, they were afraid that Mrs. Xu would change her hexagram, offend the Xu family and not be able to get the dismissal documents, and they would not be people at that time.

Old Madam Xu continued: "Just disperse like this, Shopkeeper Wu stays." The shopkeepers rushed out.

Facing the shopkeeper Wu, who had been loyal to the Xu family all his life, Mrs. Xu slowed down her face and asked Biluo to give the shopkeeper Wu a seat of tea.

Shopkeeper Wu sat down cautiously and sighed: "Old lady, the current situation makes it clear that these families are falling into the ground, and it is difficult to deal with it." ”

Old Madam Xu smiled contemptuously: "When the old man was alive, what were these families, and they were not yet a climate. At that time, you fought with the Wang family to the death, but now that the Wang family has stopped, they just jumped out. After a pause, he said, "I have already estimated that they will jointly reduce the price." However, their horizons are still too low, and they are only limited to Gangnam Province. ”

Shopkeeper Wu was taken aback, "Could it be?" ”

Mrs. Xu nodded, and Biluo presented a document, which made the shopkeeper Wu's heart agitated, and swept away the worries of many days. Mrs. Xu may not be as proficient in business as Mrs. Xu, but the pattern in his chest and the lofty vision make him awe-inspired, and he dare not have the idea of being half disloyal.

Shopkeeper Wu went to take care of affairs according to Mrs. Xu's instructions. Walking out of the courtyard gate, I saw that except for the eight shopkeepers who left the Xu family, the others were still waiting outside the door and had not dispersed. Seeing that the shopkeeper Wu came out in good spirits, he hurriedly gathered around to ask what was going on, and the shopkeeper Wu smiled and said nothing, but his attitude reassured the shopkeepers.

Still in that study, the thin man with gray hair listened to the report and said, "You mean that Old Madam Xu has agreed with Shopkeeper Liu and a few people to leave the Xu family?" ”

"Yes, you can check the accounts and hand over the retainer money."

"Hahaha!" The thin man smiled proudly, "A woman is a woman, I don't know if the Xu family is more moved as soon as this opening is opened?" When these few sign the dismissal documents, more people will leave. At that time, how much can a splendid record without a shopkeeper be worth? ”

"However," the slightly chubby middle-aged man hesitated, "The next person returned, and the shopkeeper Wu stayed to talk to Mrs. Xu, and came out with a smile on his face." ”

The thin man waved his hand and said, "Don't pay attention to him, Wu Qizhong, this old thing, this is a road to the dark!" It's just a trick to calm people's hearts. He stroked his beard and said proudly: "We are Yangmou, and we will send someone to tell the Xu family in a few days that if it arrives in Layue, the silver will be lower." ”

Xu Wanzhen did not know about the series of events related to the sale of the industry. In order to let her have no distractions, Mrs. Xu even withheld the letters to her, including Xu Wanzhen's good sister Wang Miaoyan.

Wang Miaoyan is the same age as Xu Wanzhen. is the eldest lady of the Wang family who has always been slightly inferior to the Xu family and has been fighting with Mrs. Xu for half her life. The relationship between Xu and Wang's family is delicate, they are not only rivals in the business field, but also partners with close interests, and the daughters of the two families also have close contacts. Xu Wanzhen and Wang Miaoyan hit it off at first sight, and they always chatted endlessly together. Xu Wan is innocent and delicate, Wang Miaoyan is gentle and lovely, and together they are a dazzling scenery.

At this time, Wang Miaoyan sighed in the room: "I'm almost bored to death alone, and Wanzhen didn't even reply to the letter." ”

Dongxue, the personal maid on the side, said with a smile: "A few days ago, the second miss, the eighth miss, and the ninth miss invited you to pick osmanthus flowers and make osmanthus cakes together." ”

"Who is impatient to play with them in a bunch, but they are just some concubines." The Wang family's big house is not prosperous, and his wife only has a daughter from Wang Miaoyan. After that, the uncle of the Wang family approached the house one after another, and there were a bunch of concubines and concubines. Mrs. Wang simply closed her eyes, and loved Wang Miaoyan with all her heart, and the rest was tossed by him, and the relationship between husband and wife also dropped to the freezing point.

Wang Miaoyan relied on his identity and never had much contact with these concubines. And the daughter of the official family in Suzhou has her own social circle, and Wang Miaoyan, as a businessman's daughter, will be left out in the cold even if she goes. After pulling around, only Xu Wanzhen was equal to her status, and the two became good sisters and often came and went. And now that the Xu family has suffered an accident, she hasn't seen Xu Wanzhen for a long time.

Dong Xue said: "Miss Xu is now guarding filial piety, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient to reply." ”

"I know, too, but it's really getting moldy these days."

Xu Wanzhen, who was chattered by Wang Miaoyan, was staring at a goose feather in a daze. There are two cauldrons in the courtyard of Yingyun Pavilion, one of which cooks the cleaned goose feathers, and this step is to remove the residual grease on the goose feathers. The steamed goose feathers are placed on the bluestone on the side and dried. Another large pot is filled with hot hot sand, and the mother-in-law inserts the dried goose feathers into the hot sand and allows them to cool naturally, so that the pipe of the goose feathers can be reinforced. In the end, it became the goose feather in Xu Wanzhen's hand.

Looking at this goose feather, Xu Wanzhen had a lot of thoughts, and she felt a little proud in her heart, this little goose feather, but she had traveled through ancient and modern China and foreign countries, and a smile appeared on her face.

Sang Zi asked puzzledly: "Miss, what is so strange about this goose feather?" ”

Xu Wanzhen smiled: "You go and get a pair of scissors, and then put pen, ink, paper, and inkstone." ”

After Sang Zi did as instructed, Xu Wanzhen took the scissors and carefully cut out the bevel at both ends of the goose feather root canal, and then made a small opening in the middle to form the tip of the pen. Holding a quill pen in his hand, he drew ink in the inkstone, and calmly wrote down the word "Xu" on the paper. The feeling of using the hard pen again is so wonderful, Xu Wanzhen cheered in her heart.