Chapter 423: Dowry
When Erya proposed to Mrs. Kong, Mrs. Kong Liu, and the grandmother of the Qin family to do seafood business, the concubines of the Kong family had too many concerns. In Mrs. Kong's opinion, it is too difficult to do a seafood business, which is not something that a few women can do. And there are no restaurants specializing in seafood in the capital, if the seafood business is easy to do, those who specialize in restaurant business can not squeeze their heads to do it, where can they wait for them to reach out?
If you don't do restaurant business, you can't do it if you specialize in raw seafood. Those big families have special families who deliver to their homes on a regular basis, and they can guarantee that they are absolutely fresh from the sea, and they will not go to the market to buy seafood that is no longer fresh.
And Mrs. Kong Liu wanted to do it, she had long known that this sister-in-law was a gold-making rake, and she said that what could make money would definitely make money. But it was useless for her to think about it, she had no money in her hands. Not all the big families in the capital are rich, and not everyone in the big families is rich. Mrs. Kong Liu's dowry only one suburban grange is the most valuable, but there are two shops in the city, but the shop can only receive two hundred taels of rent a year when it is rented out, you can imagine how small the shop is.
Although Kong Liuye has a bundle, but the bundle has to be handed over to more than half of the public school every year, and a small part of it is to pay for the food and drink expenses of the chief and colleagues. Although the food and clothing of their mother, son and daughter are uniformly distributed by the public middle school, the daughter cannot do without other clothes and jewelry she wants. The public also has monthly money, and that monthly money is not enough to reward the next person usually. Compared to a small family, she is wealthy, but she lives in such a big family. She's really poor. She is more eager than Mrs. Kong to have a profitable business to do, but the seafood business that her sister-in-law said should be made like a big restaurant. She can't afford that at all.
And the daughter-in-law's sister, the eldest and youngest grandmother of the Qin family, she raised her hands in approval. The husband is in the army, and his salary is not low, but it is far worse than the civil officials who have other benefits such as ice and charcoal every year. Although her dowry was quite a lot, none of it was decent, and she did not have the good fortune of her sister. Every year, if you don't care about anything, you have an income of tens of thousands of taels of silver. She needs to earn money, even if not for herself, so that her children will not fall behind in marriage in the future. She also wants to take advantage of this opportunity to fight.
It's just that her dowry is not available for use. Needless to say, none of the shops in the city can be used as restaurants. But her enthusiasm makes her unable to let go of this business, and if there are no conditions, create conditions to do it.
Two of the three people were tempted. This can be done. Er Ya didn't care about Mrs. Kong's disapproval. Instead, he told Grandma Qin and Mrs. Kong Liu about his general plan to do business with them: "Mrs. Qin, two aunts of the in-laws. I think you all cook seafood, but I don't approve of you mixing it together. There is a saying in our hometown that relatives do not share wealth, and mutual wealth does not come. You will understand this as soon as you hear it.
My plan is that Young Lady Qin can take advantage of the momentum of the old general Qin to open a high-standard large restaurant near the Qin Mansion that specializes in guests such as nobles and dignitaries. The decoration taste, service, and tableware should be the best in Beijing, and of course, the charge should be the highest.
Second Aunt Kong, if you are willing to do it. It is a seafood restaurant specializing in mid-range and high-end in the rich area. It is only a little worse than Mrs. Qin's in all aspects, so it is good not to cross Mrs. Qin's specifications.
Aunt Kong Liu is even better. You specialize in a seafood stall business, and your customers are just a few people who don't have a lot of money but are not poor. Your charges may be positioned low, but with a lot of traffic, you will definitely not make less money. The key is that you have a small upfront investment, as long as you carve a vacant lot next to our community and build a dozen tents with tarpaulin. ”
After listening to Erya's plan, Grandma Qin and her mother were worried that they would first have to pay a large amount of money to build a high-end restaurant. Only Mrs. Kong Liu's eyes are bright, and her sister-in-law's plan is too much in line with her actual situation. Although he is very poor, he can get the money to get a vacant lot and pull a few tents.
Grandma Qin said with some embarrassment: "My sister-in-law's plan is very good, but my mother and I can't come up with such a large amount of money to buy a house dedicated to a restaurant." ”
Mrs. Kong also nodded along with her daughter's words, and she also had worries about whether she could do a good job in the seafood business.
Erya smiled: "I don't want to cooperate with you in business, it's not that I don't want to help you, I don't want you to make money." But I don't want to rub too much friction for some petty profits over time, causing irreconcilable contradictions between relatives, and losing your relatives.
However, today I am making this plan for you, unlike doing business in partnership, I have no intention of doing this business with you. Therefore, I will not have any scruples about borrowing money or people, as long as you open your mouth, I will borrow it. If you don't want to borrow from me, you can borrow from someone close to you, or you can have someone else increase your shares, and of course you have to decide for yourself.
Also, you can take a look at the dishes at tomorrow's banquet, listen to the reactions of the guests, and then think about whether it is worth your investment. ”
Then she said to Mrs. Kong Liu: "Aunt Kong Liu, you don't have to hesitate! When I came, I observed the vacant land around the future residence and thought that the vacant land between the market and the community was good. It's about six or seven acres in size, enough for you. Today, you can ask Uncle Kong to buy that piece of land back! ”
Mrs. Kong Liu smiled happily, she could really afford six or seven acres of vacant land. After the second girl finished talking to them, she sat down for a while and left, leaving space for the three of them to discuss again.
In the backyard boudoir, Ah Jing's nurse was talking to the girl about the conversation in the living room: "Ouch! It's good to have a good family! As soon as the girl's family affairs were decided, the sister-in-law came over to help our wife with her business. If you want to say that this kiss is different, the second girl, the second lady, and the sister-in-law all let them find a place to buy a restaurant by themselves, and when they came to the girl's house, they found all the land when they came. The girl's blessing is really here, hey! It's really a good meal, not afraid of being late! ”
Of course, Ah Jing's heart is also very beautiful, and she must bring benefits to her parents if she is close to her, and she naturally feels good. However, she has experienced setbacks and will mature a lot. Therefore I am glad to be happy, but I am not proud of it.
"Mom! Don't look too proud outside, if people can't look at it, you won't be able to tell right and wrong again. ”
"Hey! It's the old slave who is arrogant! Miss Xie is not to blame! ”
Early the next morning, the seafood and the chef were sent to Kong's house in advance to start today's feast. At the beginning of the year, the Wang family's bridal convoy appeared in front of the gate of the Kong family, and the Kong family opened the gate and lit a cannon to greet them. As soon as the dowry entered the front yard, it was sent to the backyard by the chief housekeeper Zhang Luo while arranging for someone to take out the dowry in the carriage and show it to the guests.
The first is geese, which is a must-have. Live geese can't be made this season, so they can only be replaced by jade carvings.
The second dowry was still a carriage, but this one was lengthened. The seat next to the steering wheel in the carriage was no longer reserved for people to sit on, but was equipped with a briquette stove and a small exhaust pipe connected to the roof. The back two rows of seats are facing each other, and a small coffee table is placed in the middle, and below the coffee table is a small cabinet with sliding doors, which places tea sets, tea boxes, Go, chess and other leisure and tea drinking utensils. A magnet is inlaid under the surface of the coffee table, and the saucer, chess pieces, and chess pieces are all special utensils with built-in iron plates. Both rows of seats can be moved back and forth, and when both rows of seats slide towards the middle, the two seats join together and become a cot that can be reclined and slept. Such a carriage is also suitable for long-distance travelers. Erya sent this carriage as a dowry, mainly for Xiaolong's future daughter-in-law to marry from the capital to the capital of Lanzhou.
The third dowry is also a carriage, although this carriage is also a special carriage in the city, but it is improved, both in appearance and comfort, it is much more high-end than the previous carriage.
The two carriages were quickly greeted by many guests, and they immediately had to place an order with the Wang family, but fortunately, the Wang family knew what was going on today.
Then there is the gold and silver jewelry, which are all compared to the specifications of the daughter-in-law and the daughter-in-law of Anzi, no more and no less, and the biggest change is that the style will be a little more trendy. Silk satin, clothes, shoes and hats are basically the same.
The dowry gifts that the Wang family can give are all new and strange, but without family heritage, there is no way to buy those antiques, calligraphy and paintings. And Erya also explained, don't get those, they don't understand those things, and they won't know if they are cheated when the time comes, and once they make any jokes, it will only be even more embarrassing. The situation of the Wang family is like this, everyone understands that there is no need to pretend to be a family member.
Finally, the matchmaker is holding the eight characters. This combination of eight characters should be taken out on the day of the marriage, but the speed of the two families is too fast, and the matchmaker has no time to be busy with this matter. Fortunately, the result is good, otherwise the matchmaker wouldn't know if she should take it out for everyone to see.
The first to take the eight characters to see was Mrs. Kong, she actually wanted to know more than Mrs. Kong Liu! Mrs. Kong Liu's idea is very simple, no matter whether the eight characters fit well or not, this family affair must be concluded. Even if the girl doesn't have a good time in the future, it's better than being an old girl at home or marrying a miscellaneous man. And the reason why Mrs. Kong cares is because of her relationship after all, if these eight characters fit well, she will also have a good reputation with good fortune.
As for Erya who doesn't care about the eight characters at all, this thing is all fooling. Are there still fewer unhappy marriages in this ancient world?
Mrs. Kong unfolded the red paper and looked at it and wrote: Perfect match and good fate, husband and wife are virtuous and blessed, children and grandchildren are passed down from generation to generation, and they sleep together for a lifetime.
She watched it twice in a row and exclaimed, "Ouch! These eight characters fit better than my two daughters. Ah Jing, this girl is really born with a blessed life! ”
As soon as Mrs. Kong Liu heard that it was a good match, she finally put her mind at ease, dared to reach out and take the red paper handed to her by Mrs. Kong, and read it carefully three times, but she didn't enjoy it. The ladies and ladies next to them also wanted to see how good the eight characters fit together, so they all waited patiently for Mrs. Kong Liu. (To be continued.) )
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