Chapter 173: Doing Business
Since she was reborn, she only knew that through her foreknowledge of the afterlife, she avoided those with bad intentions and protected her relatives and friends, and never thought that there could be another way.
If Ran Qiunian was the best at what she was good at in her previous life, it was eating, drinking, and having fun, and she was always the first to discover what was new in the capital.
In order to be able to integrate into those noble girls, Ran Qiunian has worked hard in this regard, and can treasure the best clothing materials, embroidery patterns and fat powder jewelry in Beijing.
This is a lot of wealth, and Ran Qiunian has only now tapped out their use value, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Big brother, how about you say that I also open a jewelry shop in Beijing and sell these jewelry I painted?"
"It's not easy to do business, and if you've decided, it's okay to give it a try."
Xiao Yin didn't expect Ran Qiunian, who had never had the slightest interest in doing business, to have such an idea, but the Ran family was originally a merchant, and she had been immersed in it for a long time, so it was normal for her to change her mind suddenly.
Thinking like this, Xiao Yin was relieved, he pondered for a while, and felt that it would not hurt to let Ran Qiunian have nothing to do and find something to do to pass the time.
But Ran Qiunian didn't plan to treat this business as just a pastime, but had the heart to make something. After she got Xiao Yin's encouragement, she worked hard to make this jewelry business bigger.
In the following time, Ran Qiu thought about this matter, and she didn't have the heart to wander, so she hastily ended today's trip, and after returning home, she started planning overnight with great interest.
On the other side, the shopkeeper of the jewelry shop also rushed to see the owner overnight, and told the owner behind the scenes what happened after meeting Ran Qiunian in the shop at night and his guesses.
"Can you still draw the plum hairpin she wears on her head?"
After listening to the shopkeeper's words, the proprietor ordered the table, and as soon as the words fell, someone sent pen and ink.
The shopkeeper pondered for a moment: "That style is really amazing, and the small ones are unforgettable after only one glance." ”
After saying that, the shopkeeper stepped forward, took the pen, and drew on the rice paper with ink. After a while, a hairpin that was exactly the same as the plum blossom hairpin on Ran Qiunian's head jumped on the paper.
The proprietor looked at the plum blossom hairpin on the paper, and his eyes were also a little amazing, he took out the rice paper from the shopkeeper's hand, put it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully, for a long time, he suddenly stroked his palm and said with a smile:
"It's really unconventional, and it's a school of its own."
The owner couldn't help but admire, he has been doing this business for so many years, and he thinks that his vision is also very high, but he is also attracted by this simple plum blossom hairpin.
"In your opinion, if such a hairpin is pushed out and sold, what will be the consequences?"
The proprietor asked with a smile, and the shopkeeper thought about his meaning, and his face was a little bad: "If they can come up with more jewelry that is comparable to the standard of this hairpin, I am afraid that they will rob us of all our business." ”
Not to mention them, the jewelry business in the entire capital will be affected.
"Check it out for me, find out who came up with the style of this hairpin, and invite someone to me, no matter how much money it costs." With such talents, there is no worry that this jewelry shop will not be able to make money in this capital. ”
The proprietor gave an order, and the shopkeeper went out in response and mobilized all the people to investigate up and down the capital, whether it was an old store or a new store, as long as they interfered in the jewelry business, they all had to be carefully investigated.
It's a pity that the shopkeeper didn't ask Ran Qiunian's origin and name clearly, so he could only look for someone like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Fortunately, there is such a brilliant style of jewelry, as long as they take it out and put it in the shop to sell, they will not be obscure.
After the proprietor and the shopkeeper met, they did not rest immediately, but quietly sneaked into the night, got into a simple carriage, and entered a royal palace in the capital without being seen.
Ran Qiunian was completely unaware of the undercurrents surging under these darkness, and she didn't realize what a dazzling fortune she was holding in her hands.
Early the next morning, Ran Qiunian took people to the street to see the shop, wanting to choose a place to open a jewelry shop in advance.
After searching for a morning without results, either the place you fancy is not for sale, or the place for sale is not satisfactory, and you can't make a decision when you turn around.
Seeing that it was time for lunch, Ran Qiunian thought that she had promised to go to her grandmother's place for dinner, so she could only go home first.
When I was in a little bit of a mood at lunchtime, my grandmother was a little strange when she saw it, and asked, "What's the matter today, but the dishes in the small kitchen are not appetizing?" How do you eat so little? ”
Grandmother's voice pulled Ran Qiunian out of her thoughts, she woke up, she smiled a little embarrassedly, and the maidservant girl who was waiting next to her saw it, so she explained for Ran Qiunian:
"Miss is worried about the shop that opened the shop, so she took us to the street early in the morning, looked for it, and couldn't settle down."
Seeing that the maidservant had already taken the first step to say her answer, Ran Qiunian could only nod and said with a wry smile:
"That's right, I didn't think it was like anything in the past, but I really had to set up my own shop, only to find that it was difficult everywhere. Just choosing this desirable shop stumped Nian'er. ”
"What should I be, it turns out that Nian'er is worried about this matter?" Grandmother said suddenly, and then with a little smile, she called Ginkgo, "Go and bring the treasure box in my box, I remember it was placed there." ”
Ginkgo stepped back in response, Ran Qiunian looked up at her grandmother with some curiosity, and asked repeatedly, "Grandmother, what is this going to do?" How did you get that treasure box out? ”
Ran Qiunian had also heard of the box, and it was full of important things such as grandmother's silver ticket list and identity seal, and it was no wonder that Ran Qiunian couldn't figure it out if she wanted to bring it to Ginkgo at this time.
Grandmother was silent but smiled, and sold enough guanzi, which made Ran Qiunian scratch her heart and lungs more and more. It was easy to look forward to Ginkgo coming back with the box, Ran Qiunian couldn't wait to step forward, took the small box that Ginkgo was holding in her arms, and sent it to her grandmother in a few steps.
"Grandmother, the box has been brought."
Ran Qiunian watched curiously as her grandmother opened the box and took out a stack of paper-like things from it: "What is this, silver ticket?" ”
Didn't my grandmother think that she was short of silver to open a shop, so she planned to give her more silver?
Ran Qiunian thought so, she has accumulated a lot of silver around her over the years, and it is more than enough to undertake a jewelry shop, but if her grandmother gives it, Ran Qiunian will not refute her grandmother's wishes, and she will earn more silver in the shop in the future, so she will be more filial to her grandmother.
Who knows, after a while, my grandmother actually found two deeds from those things and pushed them to Ran Qiunian:
"I haven't been back to Beijing for so many years, and all the dowry shops that Beijing once gave me have dragged your uncle to take care of them, I remember that there is a jewelry shop here, and it just so happens that Nian'er wants to open a jewelry shop, both of which are in the jewelry business, if you look good, you will use it."
Ran Qiu thought about countless possibilities, but she didn't expect that her grandmother would give her a shop directly, and she didn't have to think about it to know that all these shops in her grandmother's hands were selected in the most prosperous area of the capital.
"This, how does this work?" Ran Qiunian hurriedly excused himself and said, "The shop under my grandmother's name was originally opened well, and the business was booming, I am a fledgling little girl, and I will take over such a shop as soon as I get started, if I lose money and can't do it, wouldn't it ruin a good shop." ”
Although Ran Qiunian is very confident in her craft, she is not afraid of 10,000, just in case, in case this shop falls into her hands, she will not be able to explain to her grandmother.
Who knew that the grandmother was more confident than Ran Qiunian, and slapped all the land deeds of the two shops in front of Ran Qiunian, closed the box, and handed it back to the ginkgo standing behind her, asking her to take the box back again, and not giving Ran Qiunian a chance to excuse herself at all.
"Grandmother, you just believe that you can do this jewelry shop business, aren't you afraid that I will smash your signboard?" Ran Qiunian looked at the two deeds on the table and recognized one of them as the one he had seen on the street earlier.
Whether it is the terrain or the size of the shop, the shop is very much in line with Ran Qiunian's mind, but the business is good, and there is no plan to transfer it, Ran Qiunian is just looking at it greedily.
At this time, the title deed of this shop was so easily in his hands, Ran Qiunian was still a little hard to believe, as if he was in a dream.
"You just have to take it, and if you like it, it's okay to take down both shops." Grandmother looked at Ran Qiunian happily and said very proudly.
"Big and small, you girl is clever, the ghost idea is the most, it's rare that you are interested in doing business, grandmother doesn't have a reason not to support it, don't be afraid to smash it in your hands, doing business is to forge ahead, to be bold enough, this, your brother Qiubai is doing very well."
With her grandmother's words, Ran Qiunian also became a little moved, and took the two shop deeds and looked at them again. Finally, I put down the shop in the bustling area on the top and fell in love with another deed.
"This shop is actually opened on Xishi Street, which is an excellent location, and it is hard to find money, and business is booming. Hairpin Pavilion, this name is elegant, why have I never seen it? ”
Ran Qiunian read the name written on the deed with some surprise, it stands to reason that such a good location on Xishi Street is a jewelry shop, so it should be a little famous.
What's more, Ran Qiunian looked at the area of the shop written on the title deed, this is not a small shop, it is enough to be the size of the largest jewelry shop in Beijing, but the strange thing is that Ran Qiunian has walked through Xishi Street so many times, and he has never seen this shop once.
"Did you not pay attention?"
Grandmother also couldn't understand, she had never been to Xishi Street, these shops left in the capital had always been Mrs. Gu to help her, out of trust, and because of thousands of mountains and rivers, grandmother had never asked.