Chapter 63: Follow along
Chen Wenhui was busy for a while, and one day when she saw that the weather was warm, she couldn't help but fight for a longer time, and she sweated a little, and her master Wu Lixia came over to wipe her.
For Chen Wenhui, the closest woman besides her mother Bai is the master Wu Lixia. Even closer than her own nurse.
Wu Lixia has no children, she has always followed Chen Wenhui, from Ancheng to the capital, and has been to Shanghai City and Yizhou Island, in the ups and downs, Wu Lixia has accompanied Chen Wenhui.
The relationship between the two people is intimate. Chen Wenhui said to Wu Lixia: "Master, I have been learning this set of fists and feet for so many years, well, it will be four or five years to count, and it has been a year since I started practicing swords." Master, look, how am I doing martial arts now? Is it a first-class master? β
Wu Lixia smiled: "What about a first-class master?" You are a ten-year-old child, you have only practiced boxing and kicking for so many years, and you are still fitness-oriented, not to mention first-class masters, you can't even squeeze into the third-rate. Don't compare with those sects and people in the rivers and lakes, even the big girls in our yard can't compare with you. β
Wen Hui thought about it, indeed, Qiu Bi and the others all learned the boxing and kicks with her, and they were all smarter than her, it was really boring to think about it, she had worked hard for so many years, and she didn't have any results.
Wu Lixia saw that Wen Hui was a little depressed, and hurriedly comforted her and said: "Okay, I'm sweating, let people wait to wipe your body, change your clothes, don't sweat, you catch a cold." Although you have not become a first-class master in the rivers and lakes, how good are you now? I rarely get sick, some time ago, when we were still in the big house, so many people in the house were sick and contracted the wind cold, aren't you fine? β
Wen Hui thinks about it, she doesn't compare with others, if she compares with herself, she is still very successful. When I first came through, it was called weak, but now it is better than the average official girl.
Thinking of this, Wen Hui laughed. Hurriedly walked into the house, changed into a homely lake-green jacket under Qiu Bi's service, and had breakfast with Wu Lixia.
The two of them were eating and talking at the same time. Wen Hui asked: "Master, your shop has been very prosperous in the past few years, right?" β
Wu Lixia smiled happily and said, "Isn't it? Now that there are several branches, how many dividends are there every quarter? I thought, I don't have much money to spend, so I donated some of it to the hospital. Now the girl wants to build a good church, which is exactly the place where widows and lonely people like us need it. When it's done, I'm going to donate money too. It's just, don't be too little. β
Chen Wenhui laughed and said: "Our donation is long-term, one tael of silver is not too little, and one million taels of silver is not too much." As long as you have the heart to do good deeds, it is fine. β
Wu Lixia suddenly remembered something. Some hesitation, should not say.
Wen Hui was so smart that she immediately saw it and asked, "Master, is there anything to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." β
Wu Lixia looked at Wen Hui and was a little embarrassed: "I'm a little embarrassed, the wedding shop I asked my cousin to open." Business is so good, now, I followed the girl to the capital, and my cousin and sister-in-law sent me a letter saying that they also wanted to open a family in the capital. β
Wen Hui immediately said, "What's so embarrassing about this? This is a good thing, in fact, the master doesn't say it. I'm going to tell you, why don't you open your business in the capital, now that we're all here, it looks like we'll have to live for a few years, and this branch must be opened. But the funds are not enough, just say, disciple, I will make up for you. β
Wu Lixia hurriedly shook her hand and said: "The money for opening a branch is enough, not to mention the money saved in the store, that is, I have saved a part of my dividends in the past few years, didn't I just say that I want to donate money?" β
Wen Hui thought about it, so she asked: "Then what's the problem, come to think of it, your shop has been open for so many years, and the manpower and guys are all familiar with it, and there is also money and people, so there is only one shop left." It is also an inch of land in the capital, this shop is not easy to get, we just rent a shop, and don't buy, what are you afraid of? Pick a place to get a faΓ§ade and hurry up and do business. There are many rich and noble families in the capital, and the maids of those big families are very decent, and when it comes to letting them out, most of the housewives are going to buy dowries, and they don't want to delay time, if there is such a happy shop, everyone is a lot more convenient. Also, in the capital, there are many people who do business, and there are more people from medium-sized families than in other cities, and the girls of these families get married, and most of them prepare things by themselves, which is very complicated. β
Wu Lixia said with a smile: "I don't know about business, but my cousin and sister-in-law also said the same, they all said that if they open a store in the capital, they must have a good business." If Wen Hui also thinks it's good, I'll call them over, these things, Brother Lobby is all done, I give him the silver, and he will naturally be able to handle it for me. β
Chen Wenhui smiled and said, "Then do it, right?" The new store will open early, and I will be able to pull business for you among these ladies, don't worry, it will definitely make money. β
Wu Lixia smiled and said, "Speaking of this money, I still want to talk to you about this?" β
Chen Wenhui smiled and said, "The matter of money? Isn't all the master's money deposited in our bank? There must be quite a few, right? β
Wu Lixia said: "Look at me, eating, wearing, and living are all in the house, that is, the things used for jewelry, washing hair, and wiping the face are all in the house, and I don't have anything to spend money on." That is, to buy some things for my old mother every year, mostly made of silk and satin that I had given me, and then I gave my mother a hundred taels of silver every year, as well as some heads, jewelry, ornaments, and so on. Therefore, I can't spend all the monthly money given by the government in a year, let alone the money earned in those shops. I'm going to donate two or three hundred taels a year. In this way, I saved more and more money, that is, I removed the money to open a shop in the capital, and there was a lot left, I thought that although the bank has interest, but after all, it is a little, can the girl help me think of a plan and sell it out? β
After speaking, Wu Lixia was a little embarrassed and said, "Is the master too greedy?" β
Chen Wenhui smiled and said, "Where? Master, this is called knowing how to manage money. Master tell me first, how much money do you have? β
Wu Lixia hurriedly said: "Originally, there were more than 20,000 taels of silver, and I was going to take out 10,000 taels to open a shop in the capital, so there were more than 10,000 taels left." β
Wen Hui was a little surprised and said, "Master, you can really save it, you actually have so much money." Well, this is more than 10,000 taels, and the odds will be put first, ready to be used in a hurry. As for this 10,000 taels, it is naturally good to do business, but it is too worrying to do business, and the master does not have any manpower here for the time being, so it is better to take this 10,000 taels of silver to Nanyang to buy land? 10,000 taels is enough to buy a large estate of 10,000 or 20,000 acres, and then find a better steward, hire some Japanese people, Silla people, etc., and go to cultivate it well. Isn't that good? β
Wu Lixia thought about it and said: "What about this manpower, there is a suitable one, well, it is my aunt's cousin, who originally grew crops in the family, and used to be a housekeeper in a large family when he was young. Later, the family moved away, and he lost his errand, so why don't you hire him to take care of me? β
Wen Hui said: "The key is how about the character? In addition to a steward who can manage the crops, he also has to keep a guard of his own, because in that part of the South Seas, one has to guard against wild beasts, two has to guard against natives, and three has to suppress the hired long-term laborers. β
Wu Lixia said with a smile: "This is even simpler, I have a senior brother who happens to have no errands to do, and he is poor, so I will simply tell him that the whole family will go, and the sister-in-law can cook for the long-term workers, and a few children can also be brought to help." β
Chen Wenhui thinks about it, for Wu Lixia, most of the people she knows are these martial artists.
Chen Wenhui said: "Master, I also bought land in Nanyang, but I bought a lot and built a city, so the master simply bought land in the city I built, right?" So that my people can take care of it a little more. In case, the steward and the captain of the guard invited by the master have a crooked heart, and they are not afraid. It's just that, in this way, you can't buy a big village with 10,000 taels of silver, you can only take out 5,000 taels to buy land, and 5,000 taels to ask stewards, guards, and long-term workers, and build houses for stewards, long-term workers, and guards, and buy farm tools, seeds, and the like. β
Wu Lixia smiled and said: "Is the 10,000-mu Zhuangzi still called small?" β
Chen Wenhui smiled: "Hey, in Dachu, 10,000 acres of Zhuangzi are all super big Zhuangzi, but they are still small in Nanyang." β
Wu Lixia smiled and said, "I'm already very satisfied." β
Chen Wenhui turned her head and said to Qiu Bi: "Qiu Bi, you help the master with this matter?" β
Qiu Bi hurriedly agreed.
At this time, Chen Wenhui's breakfast was also finished, she changed into a set of clothes to wear when she went out, went to say hello to the Bai family first, and then took the car to the princess's mansion and started her daily routine, reading the accounts, and supervising the project.
Not long after, Wu Lixia's wedding shop opened in the capital. Chen Wenhui and Bai's family, at an appropriate time, talked to the lady who drank tea together about this wedding shop, that lady has a personal big girl who is going to get married, and it is a good family to marry, this lady has the heart to lift, and is ready to buy a decent dowry, but these embroidery, wedding clothes, furniture and other things are too troublesome to do. was talking to Bai about this, Bai was busy introducing this wedding shop to her, and said that when they were in Jiangnan, those big girls with faces around the ladies were married in the wedding shop, and some girls from the small officials' families also bought things in the wedding shop. As soon as I said this, several ladies who drank tea together were interested, and they went to see it together, and they were very satisfied, so they all bought it in the joy shop. The news spread, and the business of Xipu is getting better day by day.
Because there are too many people, officials, and middle-class families in the capital, the business of Xipu is naturally much better than when it was in Qingyang City. Chen Wenhui helped Wu Lixia look at the accounts and said to the master: "Master, if it goes on like this, it is estimated that the 10,000 taels of silver you invested can be recovered within a year." β
Wu Lixia was overjoyed.
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