12. Chapter 12
Xie Liangying, who got the shop, couldn't wait to ask the grandmother of the Xie family to have a look.
The grandmother of the Xie family looked at her with excitement on her face, and her heart became more and more unhappy. But remembering that the Yan family had mentioned to her that the shop would make money in the future, and the Xie family would also be beneficial, so she reluctantly nodded, "You must take someone to go, go early and return early, and come back before dinner." I'll let Mama Ru prepare the carriage for you. After thinking about it, I was afraid that Xie Liangying would do something in the shop, so I said again, "I still can't rest assured, let Mama Ru go with me." β
Xie Liangying, who can go out, naturally responds in one bite. As far as she is concerned, if Mama is just a subordinate who serves her grandmother, she wants to take revenge on the Xie family, and naturally she will not let go of all the obstacles in front of her. If this loyal servant really wants to do something, he will always have a way to sweep her away.
Ru Mama responded in a deep voice, and after looking at the grandmother of the Xie family with a meaningful look, she nodded and retreated to prepare the carriage.
Xie Liangying said goodbye to her grandmother and ordered Qingqiu and Mama Lian to go with her, but she left the important Qingxia behind.
Qingxia was not dissatisfied with this, but was very satisfied with this arrangement. This is Xie Liangying's expression of reassurance to herself, and people like Qingqiu and Lian Mama who have had a "criminal record" naturally want to keep it by their side and observe it.
The carriage drove away from Xie's mansion, and the curious Xie Liangying lifted the bamboo curtain and looked at the lively place outside. She rarely went out in her previous life, and her memories were blurred at this time, and now the qiΔ in front of her seemed very new to her.
Ru Mama did not say anything to stop her from such a slightly out-of-the-ordinary behavior, only glanced at her, pursed her lips and continued to sit alone.
But even Mama has been talking to Xie Liangying non-stop, she is a person who has been out of the house, and she knows more about the outside world than Qingqiu. Seeing that Xie Liangying was interested, he shared it with her one by one.
Xie Liangying was not annoyed, but listened to it with relish.
The capital is divided into an inner city and an outer city. The inner city is full of royal palaces and royal gardens, as well as some residences of royal descendants and important ministers. The outer city is the residence of ordinary people and ordinary officials, and the streets and alleys dotted with shops are dotted around. Needless to say, the closer to the inner city, the more expensive and better it is, and it has always been a must for all businesses.
Xie Liangying's shop is not very close to the inner city, but it is a little far away. But it's still a good place - close to the Gongin.
After getting out of the carriage, Xie Liangying put on her hat and looked around through a layer of yarn. There are two alleys on the right side of the street, one on the right where three carriages can walk side by side, and a smaller street on the left. There are lanterns hanging high in the alley facing the past, and when you look at it from afar, it looks like a drunken gold fan.
Xie Liangying knew that it was the place of Zhangtai in the capital. She turned her mind around, and she paid attention to what kind of business the shop was doing. With this in mind, this is the way to get started.
Even Mama couldn't move like Mama, so she had to enter the shop first and beckon the shopkeeper to come to see Xie Liangying. At this time, he came out with the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper looks like a kind-faced person, and his ordinary clothes look neat and clean, although the shop is close to Willow Lane, Flower Street, but there is no cheesy fat powder smell on his body.
is a clean person, Xie Liangying thought to herself, and her perception of this shopkeeper is much better.
The shopkeeper smiled and bowed his hand to Xie Liangying, "The owner came to see the shop for the first time, and I didn't entertain you well, please forgive me." My surname is Zhou. β
Xie Liangying waved his hand at him and said with a smile: "It was me who came suddenly, how can I blame Shopkeeper Zhou for not being polite." β
"Please." Shopkeeper Zhou stretched out his hand and motioned for Xie Liangying to follow him inside, he nodded to the guy who was sweeping at the door, and introduced to Xie Liangying, "This is the apprentice who just came to the shop, let's call him Little Liuzi." β
Xie Liangying was far away from him, and he was wearing a hat, so he couldn't see his appearance clearly. It's just that seeing that Xiao Liuzi's body is not as tall as the broom in his hand, he asked, "How old are you this year?" β
Xiao Liuzi knew that this was the new owner, but he was not shy, but he was a little restrained, and said stumblingly: "It's twelve this year." β
Xie Liangying looked him up and down, nodded at him, and continued to follow Shopkeeper Zhou to the shop.
The shop is engaged in a calligraphy and painting business, and the business is not bad with the light of the Tribute Academy.
Xie Liangying has no experience in calligraphy and painting, and she herself is only mediocre in this area, so she can't tell the real thing or the fake, and she can't tell the good from the bad. When the shopkeeper of Zhou introduced to her that this was a calligraphy treasure left by someone, and someone sent a famous calligraphy and painting for sale, there was not much ripple in his heart.
Shopkeeper Zhou was a clever person, and he could see that Xie Liangying was not too interested in these. At the same time, he also thought about how many people were talking on the first floor, and he was afraid that he would bump into the owner in a short way, so he proposed to take Xie Liangying to the second floor to have a look.
Xie Liangying readily agreed.
A young man passed them with a stack of books.
Shopkeeper Zhou stopped him, "Come and meet our new owner." He turned his head and said to Xie Liangying, "This is the new account room in our shop, called Wei Yang." He is a careful person, and he does the accounts quickly and well. It was recommended by a family I knew, and I stayed when I saw that it was good. β
Xie Liangying nodded and said a few polite words to Wei Yang.
Wei Yang responded a few words without humility or arrogance, and returned to the counter outside with the account book.
Xie Liangying kept looking at him and found that his legs were a little lame and he couldn't walk very easily.
Shopkeeper Zhou led Xie Liangying upstairs all the way, the scenery on the second floor is good, and the side near the window can see the tribute courtyard not far away, and the students gather together in twos and threes.
Upstairs are some precious ancient books, some of which are not very well preserved, and it seems that the pages will be broken when you turn the page. Xie Liangying didn't have the courage to flip it, so she turned around and went downstairs.
Ru Mama kept watching coldly until Xie Liangying asked her to buy some snacks and go home.
Before Xie Liangying got into the carriage, he said to the shopkeeper Zhou: "I see that the apprentices in the shop are relatively young, and the shopkeeper has to take care of me more." After seeing that the shopkeeper Zhou should go down, he said, "Wei Yang's legs and feet are inconvenient, so don't be too harsh on weekdays." It doesn't hurt to ask someone to leave early in the evening, or to come later in the morning. If there is a vacant room in the shop, clean it and put some furniture and bedding, and if it rains or snows, it is okay to leave someone to rest for the night. β
Shopkeeper Zhou didn't expect the new owner to be so kind-hearted, so he naturally responded again and again. He originally saw Xie Liangying look at Wei Yang a few more times, and thought that the owner was dissatisfied with people and wanted him to drive people away. Now it seems that it is the heart of his villain. It's just that he has such a good temperament, can he really do a good business?
The two didn't say a few words, and Ruma came back with the newly bought pastries. Xie Liangying got into the carriage and went home with the help of Mama Lian.
The grandmother of the Xie family was very satisfied with her coming back on time, and she did not feel that there was anything wrong with listening to Mama's return in private.
After dinner, Xie Liangying went to bed after washing up under Qingxia's service. However, she didn't lie down immediately, she asked Qingxia to go down to rest first, but she found a few hidden sacs and stuffed them behind her waist to enjoy the night view outside the window.
Although the shop is good, Xie Liangying does not want to do calligraphy and painting business. She didn't understand this, and she couldn't afford to be too interested in spending time studying it. Before entering the shop, she had already looked before and after. Because the location of the shop is slightly close to Zhangtai Street, most of the shops around it are women's goods, or ready-to-wear, or cloth shops, or jewelry shops. She started the idea of also doing a flower street business.
Influenced by Yan's love for beauty, Xie Liangying is quite interested in fat powder. It's just that there is already a fat powder shop near the shop, and if you want to make the same, I'm afraid it may not be better than others. Who doesn't fall in love with buying things in familiar places, the same is true for the Xie family, even though the most famous jewelry shop in Beijing is Zhang Ji Jinbaofang, but still fall in love with the Duobao Zhaiding jewelry that you are used to.
Xie Liangying did take care of the housework and the shop in her previous life, but that was also on the basis that Xue Jian had given the tone in front of her. She just flipped through the ledger to see the profits, and if the profits were not good, she called the shopkeeper to ask what was going on. Starting from scratch as you are now, without any experience.
I really couldn't think of a clue, so Xie Liangying pressed this matter for the time being, and decided to go to the shop again after a while. Shopkeeper Zhou runs the shop all the year round, and he must have a lot more business than himself, so ask him what he means at that time.
After making up her mind, Xie Liangying rested with a relieved heart. A few days later, she asked the grandmother of the Xie family to let her out of the house and go to the shop.
This time, the grandmother of the Xie family generously let her go, and she didn't even call Mama Ru to follow.
When he arrived at the shop, Xie Liangying told the shopkeeper what he meant.
Shopkeeper Zhou was a little embarrassed, he said: "Since I was an apprentice, I have dealt with these piles of old papers. Although the side is slightly stained, it is only a fur. If the owner wants to do the fat powder business, there must be someone who can get his hands on it, so that we can sell it. Otherwise, if we change our livelihood rashly, I am afraid that we will not be able to catch up with our original tepid business. β
Xie Liangying frowned slightly, feeling that what Shopkeeper Zhou said was indeed reasonable. But although she is interested in fat powder, she has never made it herself, and there is nothing strange in her hand that can attract people. If you change your business rashly, you will naturally lose your original customers, and if you don't have a treasure of the town, I'm afraid it will really outweigh the losses.
Thinking like this, Xie Liangying felt that she was a little too naΓ―ve before. She didn't know that this shop was not from the Xie family, and she was originally a little wary of Shopkeeper Zhou. Now that I see people thinking so much about themselves, I feel that I am thinking too much.
This time, she came out under the guise of going out to buy a birthday gift for the Yan family, so the shop couldn't stay too long. After thinking about it, he planned to say goodbye and leave.
Wei Yang saw that she had finished talking to Shopkeeper Zhou, so he stepped forward from behind the counter. He was full of scholars, and he didn't look like a bookkeeper at all, but like a student of the Tribute Academy. Speaking is also gentle and elegant, and there is a degree of advance and retreat. This time I came here to thank Liang Ying for her advice to Shopkeeper Zhou when she left earlier.
Xie Liangying smiled at him and said, "When you go out, there are always big and small difficulties. I can be convenient with people, and my husband will naturally be convenient with me in the future. It's a trivial matter, and Mr. doesn't have to take it to heart. β
Wei Yang gave her a hand to send her out, and raised his eyes to watch Xie Liangying's carriage leave. turned around and went in, and asked Shopkeeper Zhou what he was talking to Xie Liangying about.
Shopkeeper Zhou didn't hide it, and put out Xie Liangyun's thoughts one by one, but he was very optimistic in his heart, "I suddenly changed my livelihood, and I am not familiar with it, and the owner is also a whim, and there is no success in my heart, and I still can't do it." β
Wei Yang slowly paced back to the back of the counter thoughtfully.