Chapter 120: The Great Shopkeeper of the He Family
Sang Zi took the list and presented it, Xu Wanzhen looked at it, and saw that in addition to the daily cooking utensils, the firewood, rice, oil, salt, chicken, duck, fish, fresh vegetables and fruits needed for the opening were all listed, it seemed that Feng Xingjia had learned a lesson and thought very carefully. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
He nodded and said, "You can buy it here." Also, find another cow that produces milk. Thinking about some milk to eat, grandmother and Yu'er use some every day. "Milk supplements calcium, which is good for the elderly and children. Xu Wan really understands this truth, but there is no need to tell it to the next person, just give it an order.
Sang Zi handed over the purchase order to the Wan family, and Xu Wanzhen said: "This matter will be handled by the Wan family, with the assistance of the Feng Xing family." From tomorrow morning, the kitchen of Tsing Chuk Court will be opened without delay. ”
The two of them were ordered to buy a lot of goods, and immediately retired to do business.
"Tian Xing's family, today you take someone to put the room back in place. The left ear room of the upper room is set up with a bookcase and changed into a warm pavilion, and the right ear room is changed into a flower hall for guests. The bedroom to the south of the west wing was converted into my study. ”
Hearing the order, Tian Xing's face was embarrassed, Xu Wanzhen paused and asked, "Is there a problem?"
"Back to the eldest lady, the old slave has calculated a little, I'm afraid there are not enough people. The mother-in-law who guards the door must keep one person, and the total number of mother-in-law who can use it is only four. ”
Being able to think about the tasks that have been received is better than finding out that it cannot be done later, not to mention that this is an objective fact, not a shirk of responsibility. Xu Wanzhen said: "Yu Xuemin's family, before you make clothes, you will take those two embroidery girls to help Tian Xing's family." ”
Yu Xuemin's family is a young daughter-in-law, who does a good hand of needlework, and cleans herself up refreshingly and pleasing to the eye. Hearing this, he smiled heartily and said, "Okay, Miss, you can rest assured." However, my embroidery girl here has a tight hand and can't do rough work. ”
"You have your own mother-in-law to do the rough work, you just need to do some meticulous furnishings. Tian Xingjia said again: "Miss, if the furniture is missing, do you buy it?"
Xu Wanzhen smiled slightly and said, "Since we live in the Tu family, we are naturally looking for Mrs. Lin." If we buy it ourselves, we don't seem to take her seriously. You don't have to worry about this, I'll take care of it. ”
The Lin family has a good calculation, and the Xu family just doesn't care about her. Just because Mrs. Tu favored the two grandchildren of the Xu family, she was able to openly tear her face, regardless of the fact that Qingzhuyuan was an old man, a woman and a child, and sent cold dishes and cold rice every day. Tu Manfen and Tu Manzhen at the bottom are also in the same vein, intending to make her useless, so I don't know if the Li family is involved.
There are so many things, do you really have to swallow your anger when the Xu family has to swallow your anger? It's really ridiculous! The Xu family lives here, but for the sake of the old lady Tu, and they really think that they are here to take over the reputation of the Tu family?
Xu Wanzhen had a proud smile on her face. I was going to respect me, and I respected you. However, Lin is a narrow-minded person, and what she has done needs to be reciprocated well, in case she gets an inch.
Yulu came into the flower hall, and after giving a salute, she said, "Miss, the old lady invites you to come over, the He family has sent someone to visit the old lady." ”
"Oh?" Xu Wan said sincerely: "This should be the He family who came to deliver the silver taels." ”
When she arrived at the upper room, Mrs. Xu sat on the soft couch and leaned on the big pillow behind her. A man dressed as a shopkeeper was sitting on a mahogany chair at the bottom, talking to Mrs. Xu, and Biluo had already served tea. This is the treatment that only has the good of the family, in order to show the meaning of closeness.
Sang Zi was waiting outside the door, and Xu Wanzhen went up to salute and said, "Say hello to grandmother." ”
Old Madam Xu smiled happily: "Is Zhen'er here? This is the shopkeeper of Ao Da, and he is in charge of the He family's huge business." Looking at the whole Gao Mang, it is also a well-known figure. ”
The shopkeeper Ao Da was busy and didn't dare to say, "I've seen Miss Xu." Where can an old lady deserve such praise from a shopkeeper in the lower district?"
"I've seen Ao Da's shopkeeper, and I've long heard Uncle He mention you. Xu Wanzhen smiled lightly, walked to Mrs. Xu's side, and sat down next to her.
"Gyokuro, you go and guard the door. Mrs. Xu said. After all, this is the Tu family, and the next thing to talk about is very important, in order to prevent the partition wall from having ears, it is not too careful.
The shopkeeper took out a stack of bills from his arms, a small seal. Biluo stepped forward to take it and gave it to Mrs. Xu.
I only heard him say: "The second son of the Xu family's industry in Jiangnan Province has taken over all of them, and the inventory has been completed." For the convenience of calculation, the 'Splendid Record' industry is slightly classified below. In the prefecture city, it is large, the state city is medium, and the county seat is small. This criterion is used as a price. ”
You must know that the business of a store is not only related to the size of the city, but it is closely related to factors such as local prices, customs, and even whether the shopkeeper is appropriate. However, although this classification is simple and crude, it is easy to operate and execute, Xu Wanzhen nodded secretly.
"When all is counted, there are 18 large shops, 27 medium-sized shops, 39 small shops, 6 large embroidery houses, 8 medium-sized embroidery houses, 25 silkworm farms, 8 silk picking workshops, 12 large houses, and 35 small houses. There are also shopkeepers and a number of associates. After Ao Da's shopkeeper finished reporting, Xu Wanzhen was secretly speechless.
Although she knew that the Xu family was rich, she had never had an intuitive impression. Hearing this, I knew how big the industry Mrs. Xu had purchased, starting from silkworm farming, no wonder she could dominate the silk industry in Jiangnan Province.
"Most of the shopkeepers are hired by outsiders, and most of the guys have deeds of sale, which are all valued for silver. The shopkeeper Ao handed over a list, and Mrs. Xu looked at it carefully. Some of the names on this list are familiar and some are unfamiliar.
Mrs. Xu couldn't help but sigh, in the past, when Mrs. Xu was there, at the end of the year, the shopkeepers gathered in Suzhou Xu House, and the big guys had a lively New Year's dinner and received dividends. She closed her eyes and forced back the tears that welled up, now is not the time to be weak.
The shopkeeper of Ao Da observed the words and knew that this list aroused the sadness of Mrs. Xu, so he changed the topic with a smile and said: "All these properties, together, have a total of two million taels of silver. The second son said, give a whole number, just three million taels of silver. He also presented a list of the values of the property.
Hearing this, Xu Wanzhen gasped in her heart, He Ergongzi acted heroically, there were 80,000 taels, enough for a medium-sized family to live for a lifetime!
In this regard, Mrs. Xu was not surprised. He Ergongzi was interested in befriending the Xu family, and he helped him cover up Han Runiang's identity, and 80,000 taels of silver was nothing to him. didn't look at the list presented, and said with a smile: "The old man thanked the second son." The second son is good in Jiangnan, when will he leave?"
"The old lady is worried, calculate the days, the second son should have set off at this time, and it is estimated that he will be able to take a boat to Luoyang in early June, and then he will need to transfer to the official road back to Songzhou. Ao Da shopkeeper said: "The second son asked me to bring a message to the old lady, and I will definitely come to meet at that time." ”
(To be continued.) )