The Chen family wants to marry the shop for the eldest girl Zhang Luo, in fact, the most trouble-free way is to ask You Ziyu to choose two good lots among the shops with official prices in the household department and buy them directly. At that time, regardless of whether the eldest girl rents out to collect rent or runs it herself, at least a certain amount of income can be guaranteed every year.

At the beginning, Chen Qi used this method for Chen's Zhang Luo's dowry shop.

However, due to various considerations, the Chen family did not mention this matter to You Ziyu in the end, but sent He Cai's son He Wangsheng to wander around the bustling area of the market in Chang'an City, intending to seek the shop that was being operated.

In Chen's own words, he felt that the eldest girl was not a person who was good at economics, and she had grown up in the boudoir since she was a child, and she didn't know about the outside trading market. If you directly choose two confiscated shops from the official price of the household department to take over the redo, one does not understand the market, and the other does not recognize the customers and the people who are in the bank, and I am afraid that I will suffer losses in the future.

If you can directly order the business that others are doing outside, even if you spend a few taels of silver for a while, but the goods in the shop are ready-made, you only need to find a reliable steward to manage, and you don't need to worry too much about profits in a year. And it is better than renting out the shop and collecting rent.

Because Mrs. You and You Ziyu don't care about this, even if the eldest girl has learned some housekeeping from the Chen family, she is a girl who doesn't understand the world.

Only Third Sister You is good at mundane affairs, and when she heard this, she felt that something was wrong. Therefore, it is rare to ask Chen in private.

The Chen family has never been very protective of the third sister, and when he heard this, he still said with a smile: "The reason why I mention yì like this is indeed the meaning of planning for the eldest girl." You are also an old man in our family who manages accounts and trades, so you naturally know the truth of this. Although there is a lot of family wealth confiscated by this household every year, there are 10,000 eyes on the real fat meat, and it is not your lord's turn to pick up that bargain. I can't look down on the leftover soup and water leftovers - no matter what, your eldest sister will also marry into the Guogong Mansion in the future. If the dowry is too shabby, it will make people laugh, and even I feel shameless. There is a way that is not to be gracious if you are not happy, but it is better not to be gracious. Since I took care of the dowry for the eldest girl, I naturally can't do it too shabby. It's my heart that has to be done beautifully. Besides...... Buying a dowry for the eldest girl is a cost of public money, not a cost of my own money. Why should I pick and search as if I had cut my flesh? You can't save money for the You family, right? ”

When Third Sister You heard this, she said with a smile: "I naturally believe Mom's words. I'm afraid that my mother not only doesn't want to save money for the public middle school, but also thinks that the more you spend, the better? ”

Chen had already thought that Third Sister You was a big ghost, and she would definitely be able to guess her plan, so she didn't care. He only stretched out his slender jade finger and poked the tip of Third Sister You'er's nose, and said with a smile in his mouth: "I knew you were a ghost." You know it's okay. Don't sue anyone. There will be a lot of good then. ”

Third Sister You didn't think so, took a sip of tea in her hand, and said: "According to me, my mother has a lot of dowry income in a year, not to mention that there is a monthly amount of silver in the You family every month, all kinds of expenses, no worries about food and clothing, why bother to do these things." Let people know, no jokes, let's see the money. ”

When Chen heard this, he snorted coldly: "What do you know about your little child's family." Even if there is a war in the court, there are not bad hungry soldiers, let alone you and me. Now that I am leaving my own precious son alone and handling the dowry for the eldest girl of his You family, shouldn't I collect some hard-earned money? What's more, even if I accept it, I won't be able to spend it on outsiders' heads in the future. Even if it is known, what can it be? ”

After that, he sneered at Third Sister You: "Besides, do you think that if I don't make a move, I will be able to clean up those compradors outside Zhang Luo?" As the saying goes, fertilizer and water don't flow into outsiders' fields, and if it's cheap, they might as well be cheaper than me. At least I will collect the money this time, and I will definitely do this thing beautifully, and I will not lose the face of their You family again. ”

Third Sister You has helped the Chen housekeeper manage the accounts for so many years, so she naturally understands the truth that when the water is clear, there are no fish. What's more, Chen Shiyuan is not a pure and good saint, and it is unreasonable to demand her with the standard of honesty and holiness.

In Chen's own words, people must have seven emotions and six desires when they eat whole grains. If you want the horses to run and don't give the horses grazing, how can there be so many cheap things in this world.

For example, the Chen family himself, even if he eats a little filial piety and falsely reports the price when purchasing the dowry, as long as the shop that is finally handed over to the eldest girl is in a good location, and the You family himself does not feel at a loss, it will be over. Why take it so seriously.

It's always much better than the housekeepers and compradors of the You family who were greedy for money and didn't do anything, and when they were in a hurry, they would buy some inferior goods and perfunctory the main family.

Third Sister You was amused when she heard this, and said to Chen with a smile: "There is a way to do to others what you don't want to do to others." If Mom really thinks so, why did she deal with those compradors before? Why did you deal with it a few years ago? ”

Chen also sneered when he heard this, and pointed at Third Sister You and said, "You don't hide ghosts in front of me." Although I don't read much, I know what to do and what not to do. Let's just say that he has been in charge of the dowry shop for our family, I believed him at the beginning, so I handed over those shops to him for disposal, but he betrayed my trust and stole himself, and I knew it, so I naturally wanted to punish him - not to mention that I fined him a few hundred taels of silver, as a slave, his life was the master's family, if I was seriously annoyed and sent him to see the official, it was also his own fault. I only fined him a few hundred taels of silver, and then asked him to take care of a few shops, and he still has to be grateful to Dade. Besides, the comprador stewards of the You family, greedy for ink and money is a trivial matter, under the banner of the master, they are rampant and domineering outside, and they do everything to bring trouble to the master's family, shouldn't such a slave be dismissed. If you compare me with these people, I will not follow. At least I'm not that stupid. ”

Isn't it, now Chen has taken the initiative to run the shop for the eldest girl. According to her calculations, she must be going to trouble Yutai Commercial Bank. With the in-law relationship between the Chen family and Yutai Commercial Bank, at that time, the Chen family took a fancy to the shop and wanted to take it down, regardless of whether to invite the Hu family to be a middleman or something else, could the Hu family still be able to open their mouths and help others to raise the bar with their in-laws?

Sure enough, the third sister You was secretly muttering, and the Chen family was already thinking about it: "...... That's what I plan, this matter of choosing a shop, your master and I are both laymen, only who has been in charge of things for so many years, and you can trust one or two of your judgments. At that time, he will take a fancy to which shop, and I will ask you, Uncle Hu, to help him look at each other, and then ask the owner of that shop to come out and talk in detail—if he can make a deal, it will not be worth spending more money. You must know that if you don't have Uncle Hu's face in it, whether people are willing to give it to us or not. ”

While he was talking, Mrs. You sent Jixiang to find Chen, only saying that Brother Bao woke up from a nap, and the old lady asked Chen to come over.

Chen knew that Brother Bao was hungry and wanted to feed, so he covered his mouth and took the third sister to the upper room together.

Sure enough, Brother Bao was crying because he was hungry. When Chen saw it, he hugged Brother Bao and went into the inner room without saying a word.

For a while, only Mrs. You and the third sister were left in the house. Old Mrs. You didn't care much about the two oil bottles brought by Chen. There's nothing to say about this, it's just that it's not good for the two to be silent. After thinking about it, he instructed Ruyi, the big maid who was close to him: "There is a new fried noodle tea in the kitchen, and I taste good." Pour a bowl for the three girls too. ”

Ruyi bowed and agreed. Third Sister You also had to get up and thank you.

Old Mrs. You waved her hand to signal Third Sister You to sit down, and said with a smile: "I heard that you two sisters are getting along well with the eldest girl?" ”

Third Sister You should be young. Mrs. You smiled and said, "Then get along well." The eldest girl saw that she was about to marry into Ning Guofu, and as soon as she entered the door, she was the third product's fate. At that time, the people who came and went were also the ladies of the families of the Houmen Mansions. I know more people, and I can help you in your family affairs in the future. ”

Third Sister You is not here, and when she heard what Mrs. You said, she was a little disapproving. It's just that she won't be stupid enough to dismiss anything in front of the old lady, so she can only bow her head and say nothing.

Mrs. You thought that Third Sister You was ashamed, so she couldn't help laughing: "Sure enough, it's a daughter's family." You're so big of an idea, and you know you're embarrassed......"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Chen come out of the room with Bao Ge'er in his arms.

Seeing this, Third Sister You hurriedly got up to greet Chen, and smiled and teased Brother Bao in Chen's arms. Brother Bao also seems to like his sister very much, and after seeing Third Sister You, he stretched out a pair of small arms like lotus roots, and asked for a hug from Third Sister You.

Third Sister You has grown so big, but she has never hugged a child as old as Brother Bao'er, so she was startled, and looked at Chen at a loss for a while.

The Chen family was happy to get closer to their sister and brother. Seeing this shape, he hurriedly smiled and stuffed Brother Bao to Third Sister You, and taught her how to hold the child comfortably. As soon as Brother Bao arrived in the arms of Third Sister You, he simply put a pair of small arms around Third Sister You's neck, and put a fluffy little head with the smell of milk in the neck socket of Third Sister You.

In an instant, Third Sister You only felt a sinking in her arms, and a smell of milk came to her face, and the whole person was tickled, and she was so frightened that she didn't dare to move.

Brother Bao didn't know that Third Sister You was nervous, so he blindly arched back and forth in Third Sister You's arms to find a comfortable posture, and blew bubbles quite proudly.

Seeing this, Mrs. You couldn't help but smile and said, "In the past few months since Brother Bao'er was born, he has rarely been clingy to people. Today, he can't get down in the arms of the third sister. It seems that their brother and sister are quite compatible. ”