Zhen Xuan was eating tea, and paused slightly when she heard this, waiting for the painting to continue.

The painting carefully explained the ins and outs, and said: "It's not that slaves and maids love to chew the root of their tongues, He Er's person really loves to gamble, and He's mother has lost all his money every month. I'm afraid that Mother He won't be able to borrow money, so He Er is in a hurry to do something......"

For He Er, Zhen Xuan has no good impression at all. And Mother He, who is quite stable in her work on weekdays, has gained some trust in front of the Zheng family.

Zhen Xuan put down the teacup and nodded, "I have this in mind." ”

Seeing this, he didn't say more, thinking about going out the day after tomorrow, with a smile on his face.

Mother Chen came in and couldn't help but quip: "The girl is so happy, what good things are there to tell us." ”

Holding the painting, he didn't hide it, and said that he was going out.

Chen's mother sighed: "It's the New Year." ”

Zhen Xuan invited Chen's mother to sit down and asked, "Mom is looking for me?" ”

Chen's mother was a little embarrassed when she heard this, and glanced at the painting.

The painting was stunned, thinking that what Chen's mother said was inconvenient for her to listen to, and wanted to find an excuse to go out, but Chen's mother opened her mouth first.

"Just now, Mother He borrowed money from the slave maid." Chen's mother laughed dryly, looked at the painting and said, "I ate a closed door soup at the girl's place, and I borrowed it from someone else." ”

Zhihua frowned and asked softly, "Mom, was there such a big movement just now?" ”

Chen's mother nodded: "I heard it in the yard." At this time, everyone who has a little spare money in their hands is avoiding Mother He. ”

Zhihua was not afraid of others hearing it, so he turned his eyes and said, "I shouldn't have borrowed her." ”

Chen's mother didn't answer the painting. only said to Zhen Xuan: "Those men in the outer courtyard." Which one is not a little bit of a fetish. Gambling money, drinking, looking for girls. Many went. As long as you don't mess with the backyard, Ben has nothing to do with the women. ”

Zhen Xuan pondered Chen's mother's words, Chen's mother had good intentions, firstly, to remind her of the things that Mother He was doing, and secondly, she was afraid that she would rashly go to the front and ask someone to say that Zhen Xuan was long, which was a nossipy gossip.

Zhen Xuan bowed her head and said with a smile: "The things ahead are managed by the stewards in front of them. It is also because of He's mother working in Tianyi Courtyard that she has this stubble. Zhihua just told me about it. I'm afraid that if we don't borrow the silver, He Er's hair is spilled outside has nothing to do with us, if we come to Tianyi Courtyard to find He's mother, we won't blame us for being polite. ”

That's what Chen's mother meant.

When the painting heard this, he said: "That slave will send a message to Yun Zai in a while, keep an eye on He Er, and never let him run outside the Tianyi Courtyard to spread the wilderness again." ”

Mother He couldn't borrow money for a whole day, and the whole person was dying.

Xing Aya sent Mr. Cha the recipe that Mr. Cha had just changed for Du Yueniang, and when she saw her crooked in the house, Xing Aya said hello to Mother He. Put down your things and go.

Early in the eleventh day of the new year, Zhihua and Xing Aya took Zhen Xuan's pair of cards. went out together.

Zhen Xuan held her chin and looked at the account books of the rouge shop sent by Steward Zhang yesterday, her mind was not on the right or wrong, she only thought about how to run the shop after Luo Zhengan took over next month.

When Xia Yiqing came back at noon, he saw the account books spread out on the table, and knew that Zhen Xuan was the owner of the shop for the first time, and he had no bottom in his heart.

Zhen Xuan saw Xia Yiqing's gaze fall on the account book, she lowered her head, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and said softly: "I originally thought about it, although I am a novice, but this is an old shop, or do this rouge business, I don't have to worry too much, I should be able to operate smoothly." But sometimes I wonder if even though it's the same thing and the same shop, if you change the owner and the shopkeeper, will you not be able to do it? Second master, am I too forward-looking? ”

Xia Yiqing is an excellent businessman, and Zhen Xuan is eager to hear his opinion.

"It's not about looking ahead or backward." Xia Yiqing took Zhen Xuan and sat down together, he understood Zhen Xuan's worries, this kind of worry was even familiar to him, thinking of the past, he was somewhat emotional, "That's how I came over." ”

"Huh?" Zhen Xuan was surprised, raised her eyes to look at Xia Yiqing, the other party's eyes were a little nostalgic and a little clear, as if she was reminiscing about the past.

"The Xia family has been in business for a hundred years, and I learned to read accounts and learn to do business with my father when I was very young, and I never thought there was anything difficult about these things. It wasn't until I was fifteen years old that my father gave me all the shops. Xia Yiqing said very slowly, took a sip of tea, and then continued, "There is no change of business, no change of management, except for the change of manager from father to me, everything is the same." For more than half a year, I was very nervous every day, afraid that the business of the shop would not be as good as day by day, and that my father would be disappointed if I couldn't manage the shop well. I also thought a lot about whether to stick to the rules or open up a new path, and I had a lot of plans in my mind, and I hesitated after thinking about it. ”

"And then?"

"When you reconcile your accounts every month, you can breathe a sigh of relief when you look at that number. After half a year, the business was stable and rising, so I dared to try to change something. Xia Yiqing held Zhen Xuan's hand, intersected his fingers, and said with relief, "At that time, I was as big as you are now." ”

Zhen Xuan's heart tightened, and somehow, she felt her heart ache, and instead of withdrawing the hand that was being held, she shook it back and felt his knuckles clearly.

She thought that she could understand the pressure of Xia Yiqing at that time.

The Zheng family only has one son, Xia Yiqing, and only the eldest of the Xia family can manage the family industry and manage the royal business, Xia Yiqing has no way back, so he can only withstand the pressure and do it day by day, until he uses those achievements to increase his confidence.

The businessmen who gallop through the shopping mall also stick to it step by step. Only when you have gone through these tribulations and look back will you suddenly realize that you have come such a long way.

And these past states of mind, Xia Yiqing has never mentioned them to anyone, and when she says it to her elders, it is like she is weak and retreating, and it is not appropriate to tell it to her friends, and it seems that she can only talk about it with the person next to her.

The maids in the house had already avoided going out, and Zhen Xuan didn't care about being shy, and slowly leaned her head on Xia Yiqing's shoulder.

Zhen Xuan has not experienced Xia Yiqing's hard work in the past, but he also wants to give him a warmth and thoughtfulness when he occasionally recalls.

"Your rouge shop ......"

After a long time, Xia Yiqing spoke first, Zhen Xuan turned her head to look at him, met the gentle eyes, and her cheeks were slightly red: "What did the second master say?" ”

"How do women in the city generally buy rouge?"

How to buy?

Zhen Xuan was slightly stunned, knowing that this was Xia Yiqing guiding her, she thought about it carefully.

The women in the city buy rouge, and there are still some differences in the way.

There are many long-term subscription merchants in large families to send in for the ladies to choose, very few of them buy on the street, just like when she was in the boudoir in the past, those rouge are public examples, the sisters use all the things of a shop, the shop has a new gadget sent into the house, Zhou's mother who is in charge of rouge buying will be distributed to the hands of the wife, grandmother, and young ladies, if you like it, you will report it, and you will prepare it and send it.

The daughter of a poor family can't afford to use good rouge, she is frugal on weekdays, and she finally saves some money to buy it from a merchant who walks the streets and alleys.

And the female dependents of some small businesses and small households are different. They come and go casually on weekdays, and they have some spare money in their hands, and they don't like the things of the merchants, so they like to buy some rouge flower dew in the shop. There are also maids from large families, in addition to the ones that are rewarded from above, they occasionally buy some when they go out, and they want to buy them for her mother and sister this time.

After thinking about these things clearly, Zhen Xuan thought back to the first few times when she went to the shop, and the dresses of the ladies and girls she saw in the shopping were all consistent with her thoughts.

Zhen Xuan sorted out her thoughts and told Xia Yiqing about this.

Xia Yiqing bent the corners of her lips, pointed to the account book and said to Zhen Xuan: "Come and see, although there are good and bad things in the shop, the monthly purchases and shipments are much more flowing, and they are all moderately priced rouge." ”

Zhen Xuan leaned over to look, and sure enough, there were few high-priced things in the shop, and they could hardly be sold; And some of the cheaper ones can also be sold; The most discrepancies are the moderate price, there are a few things Zhen Xuan recognizes, the last time I went back to the shop, the shopkeeper took it to her to try, and one of the peach silk also bought a bottle.

After taking over the shop, there is no need to adjust anything, according to the popularity of the city to put on some rouge, remember the layout of this price, it should be safe. When Luo Zhengan understands rouge, the rest of the matter will be a matter of course.

With Xia Yiqing leading the way, Zhen Xuan was much more down-to-earth, pursed her lips and smiled and said to Xia Yiqing: "Thank you." ”

After lunch, Xia Yiqing went out, Zhen Xuan went back to the inner room to rest, slept a little longer, and was called up by Tao Aya at the beginning of Shen.

Zhen Xuan changed her clothes and combed her hair, thinking that Zhihua and Xingya had gone out, so she asked, "Are Zhihua and Taoya back?" Do you have something you like? ”

Tao Aya curled Zhen Xuan's hair and said with a smile: "I haven't come back yet, it must be difficult to go out once, and I am reluctant to come back early." ”

Zhen Xuan also smiled when she heard this.

Sweet soup was sent in the kitchen, and Tao Aya served a bowl to Zhen Xuan, Zhen Xuan saw that there were still a lot, and said with a smile: "Accompany me to use some." ”

Tao Aya has served Zhenxuan for many years, and there are many times when she eats and drinks together, so she doesn't shirk and sits on half a chair.

was commenting on the taste of this sweet soup, when suddenly there was a noisy sound in the yard.

Zhen Xuan listened attentively, and before she could tell clearly, she saw Xing Aya rushing in.

Mom Aya hurriedly got up, glared at Apricot Aya and said, "Are there any rules?" It's a shame that the second master is not there. ”

Xing Aya was promoted from behind, and she followed Tao Aya and Bang Qin to do things, and she didn't dare to compare with them, and she did something wrong on weekdays, and she was also trained. Seeing that Tao Aya was dissatisfied, she said with a bitter face: "Grandma, Sister Tao Aya, the slave can't stop the girl who is holding the painting, and the girl is looking for her mother to reason!" (To be continued......)