Chapter 10 Voyage Proposals
After getting fifty-nine taels of silver, Yuanhang hummed a song and walked towards the room.
"We, ordinary people, are so happy today. Rejoice, rejoice! β
Back in the room, Qinghe was cleaning up the house. Tang Ling was sitting on a stool talking to Qinghe. Seeing that the voyage was back, Tang Ling quickly stood up and bowed to say goodbye, and Qinghe also bowed sideways.
Yuanhang waved his hand and said, "In the future, when there are no outsiders, don't make such a complicated greeting." See once, please once, if you are not tired, I am tired. β
"Oh yes, Tang Ling, take the silver to the branch in a moment and draw the IOU back." looked at Qinghe and then said: "You take Qinghe with you and make her a few beautiful clothes, our Qinghe is so beautiful, it's a pity not to dress up." β
"Butler, you always make fun of me." A few words made Qinghe unable to raise his head in shame.
"Go, go now, go early and come back early." Yuanhang waved his hand again and again.
"Yes, butler." Tang Ling responded and took Qinghe out of the house.
"Is the butler there?" At the door, a man who looked like a family member looked into the house.
"Come in, what's the matter?" The voyage probe asked.
"Butler, the master is in the back garden, please come over." The guy bent down and said.
"Do you know what?" Yuanhang felt his heart beat faster.
"I don't know about this little one, but it doesn't seem to be very good to see the old man's face." The family replied truthfully.
"Got it, you go down first, I'll be there right away."
Yuanhang secretly said in his heart: It's broken, it's broken, I won't tell the master about my silver asking for her money, how is this good? Forget it, let's see the move.
Walking into the back garden, Yuanhang saw the old man sitting on a chair by the pool, looking at the Water Moon Pavilion and seeming to be thinking about things, his left hand on the back of his waist and rubbing it constantly.
"Sir, you seem to be unwell, huh?" The voyage made a gesture to the master.
"Ah, the voyage is coming, it's okay, it's old, I can't stand it after sitting for a long time." Tang Yuanwai replied with a smile.
Yuanhang looked at the chair that the old man was sitting on, it was an ordinary hardwood chair, not to mention sitting for a long time, even if he sat for a while, he couldn't stand it, not to mention that he was still an old man.
"Yuanhang, I came to you to tell you something. It is our branch in Luzhou City, and our goods are all transported in the Houtang Mansion, and now there is a lot less cloth in the silk shortage, so the number of fabrics supplied to us has also decreased. In this case, it is enough for us to have four stores, and five stores are not so many to sell. And the rent is going to go up again in the near future, so I'm planning to close one. What do you think? β
This was the first time that the old man had discussed business matters with him, and Yuanhang's mind moved and he thought of changing clothes in the morning.
"Sir, I don't think we need to close a shop. All you need to do is change the way you do business. Yuanhang replied.
"Oh? Tell me, how to change? Tang Yuanwai's eyes lit up, and he asked with interest.
"Sir, that's it, we are in the cloth business, and now it seems that it is too monotonous to only make cloth, and we should do a chain business." Yuanhang paced beside Tang Yuanwai.
"What is a chain business?" Tang Yuanwai asked puzzled.
"That is, what is the cloth for? It's mainly about making clothes, so why don't we open a store that makes clothes? If you make couples' clothes, parent-child clothes, and more new clothes, I believe that you will be rich and profitable. Yuanhang said confidently.
"What is a parent-child outfit? What is a couple's outfit again? Tang Yuanwai had never heard of it, so he asked curiously.
"It is two or several pieces of clothing, the style, color, etc., are the same, respectively for the lord, woman, lady and other people to wear, so that it is more intimate. Then we ask the embroidery master to tattoo various patterns on the clothes, and the small ones are guaranteed to sell well. The more Yuanhang talked, the more excited he became, and he gestured.
"Well, that's a good listen. Then this matter will be left to you, and if you need the silver, you can go directly to the account room to withdraw it, and I will explain it to the account room. Voyage, do well, I believe in you. Tang Yuanwai was confused by Yuanhang's words, but he still said trustingly.
"Thank you for your love, I will definitely do things well and will never live up to your old expectations." Yuanhang is happy in his heart, and he can finally show his talent.
"Good! Go ahead, come over for dinner at noon, we'll wait for you. Tang Yuanwai laughed a few times and said.
Yuanhang walked back to his room, and Qinghe walked out of the room. He asked, "Butler, I've boiled water, do you want tea?" β
"You want to drink, is it the water you boiled?" Yuanhang asked with a smile.
"yes, I've learned a lot in the morning." Qinghe said with an indifferent smile.
"Thank you, Qinghe, I'm tired." Yuanhang thought of a rich lady doing these rough jobs, and felt a little sorry for Qinghe. Yuanhang remembered the business and hurriedly said: "By the way, Qinghe, come to the study in a while and help me sharpen the ink." β
"Well, right away." Qinghe replied crisply.
"Butler, what are you drawing?" Qinghe looked at the figures drawn on the paper by the voyage, like a chair and a bed.
"This is called a rocking chair, people can lie down backwards after sitting on it, and the backrest is more suitable for the direction of the human spine. I designed it for the old man, so that he would be much more comfortable in the future. Yuanhang said.
"The housekeeper is so good, he can design new things." Qinghe was almost lying on the table and reading the drawings, and the girl's body fragrance came, and the voyage was about to get out of control.
"That, Qinghe, you send this picture to Tang Ling, and ask him to find a good carpenter to make a rocking chair according to the drawing, and if you don't understand something, come and ask me. And told him that he had come to me after lunch, and that I would leave the house in the afternoon. Yuanhang said calmly.
"Yes, slave and maid will go." Qinghe ran out with the drawings, and her little ass twisted and twisted. This chick is full of seduction, and sooner or later I'm going to eat her.
"Butler." There was a call outside the door.
"It's graceful!" Yuanhang's eyes lit up.
Yuanhang hurriedly ran out, just in time to raise his feet and enter the house. The two collided head-on.
"Ah......" Wanyue did not have the strength to sail far, and the back that was hit fell down.
Yuanhang hurriedly stepped forward, hugged Wanyu's waist with one hand, and reached behind with the other hand to protect Wanyu's head. The force of the impact knocked them both to the ground. Yuanhang lay on Wanyue's body, and his mouth just gnawed on Wanyu's little nose. Subconsciously, I licked it with my tongue. Time froze instantly.
"Get up, get up, bastard." Wanyo almost burst into tears. No man had ever approached her, and the guy in front of him not only touched her hand, but also leaned on himself and kissed his nose today. I have the heart to seek death. It's all this bad guy, why come to him to learn quick calculations, and don't bring a maid. That's why I made myself suffer so much.
"Oops, hey, my legs, why can't I move." Yuanhang grinned and screamed in pain.
"Butler, what's wrong with you?" Qinghe came back and heard the cry of the voyage, and hurriedly ran over to help.
"Ouch, leave me alone, go and help the eldest lady up." Yuanhang's outfit was too similar, and even after Wanwan got up, he asked him with a red face and concern: "Hurry up and see Langzhong, don't break a bone." β
"It's okay, Miss Xie cares, I'll stay by myself for a while, or you can go back first, and you can come back another day." Yuanhang said as he lay on the ground and grinned.
"Humph! I'm gone, and if today's events get out, I won't let you go. Wanyue snorted coldly and turned her head to leave.
"Don't worry, Miss, as long as you come to see me often, I won't say anything. If you don't come, I'll be easy to talk about when I care about you. Yuanhang shouted at Wanyue's back.
Wanyo hesitated when she heard this, stomped her foot hard, and ran away without looking back.
Qinghe was still supporting the voyage, and although Wanyue was gone, he still pretended to be in pain and leaned on Qinghe. Tang Ling also ran over, hurriedly came over to help, and the angry Yuanhang shook his hand and said, "It's okay, I'm fine, don't help, go into the house." β
"Butler, the master called the little one to tell you to go to the dining room for dinner." After Tang Ling finished speaking, he handed the IOU he got back at the branch to Yuanhang and said, "The small one is back for you." β
"Okay, I got it." Seeing that Qinghe was not in the house, Yuanhang leaned over and whispered to Tang Ling: "If you see Qinghe helping me in the future, you should not see it when you are far away, understand?" β
"Oh, the little one knows." Tang Ling actually didn't know anything.
Walking into the dining room, Yuanhang saw Wanyue sitting there with the master, but the ladies were not there. Seeing Yuanhang coming in, Wanyu glared fiercely, and Yuanhang, who didn't know it, walked over to greet the old man and sat down.
"Yuanhang, I also told Wanyue about your suggestion this morning, she thinks you can try it, you two go together after dinner, she may be able to help you." Tang Yuanwai looked at the voyage and said.
"Yes, sir. The eldest lady is out of the horse, a top two, she will definitely benefit from the teacher and succeed. Yuanhang looked at it and smiled gracefully.
"Hmph, you have the ability to slap horses." Wanyu said mercilessly.
"Haha, Wanyue, you have to learn more from Yuanhang, he has real skills." The old man looked at Wanyu and said, "Come, eat, and wait for your news in the evening." β
After lunch, Yuanhang instructed Qinghe a few words, and then took Tang Ling to the gate of the mansion to meet Wanyu. Yingyue turned her little face when she saw the voyage.
"Yo, isn't this the moon? Why, don't you say hello when you see this housekeeper? "The more you look down on me, the more difficult it will be for you.
"You ......" Yingyueqi's little face flushed and looked at the young lady, and she glanced at her gracefully, and Yingyue stepped forward with a small mouth to make a blessing.
"That's right, if outsiders see it and think that the Tang Mansion has no rules, they will also say that the eldest lady has no way to teach, wouldn't it be a loss of face for the eldest lady." Yuanhang smiled treacherously.
"Alright, let's get down to business." After Wanyue finished speaking, she took the lead out of the house, and Yuanhang hurried a few steps to catch up, while Tang Ling and Yingyue followed a few steps away.
"Are you really, a big butler and a little maid are very majestic?" Wanyu reproached Yuanhang and said.
"The eldest lady doesn't know, although I am not a righteous gentleman, but I am by no means a villain who holds grudges. Normally, anyone can laugh and play with me, but when it comes to the scene, you have to play by the rules. If not, you can take the housekeeper as a bad thing today, and you can take the aunt as the master tomorrow, and continue, is it possible to become a real slave bully? Yuanhang Zhengse said.
Wanyu pondered for a while, raised her head and said, "The housekeeper is reasonable, I am too fond of her, and I will tell her the truth when I go back." β
"Miss is like the bright moon in the sky, and like the delicate lotus in the water, different and outstanding. Thank you, Miss, long live your understanding. "The voyage took advantage of the trend and slapped the horse again.
"It's poor again, when will you get serious?" Wanyo pursed her lips and laughed. Although he knew that he was a whisker and a horse, it sounded very pleasant to the ear.
"Let's get serious now, let's go to the third branch, the third branch is located in the most prosperous section, let's change this store to Tangjia ready-to-wear store, how about it?" Yuanhang put away his smile and said.
"Father said that you are in charge of everything, and I will help you do it." Wanyu echoed.
"Okay, let's go." After that, he walked over first.
In the back room of the third branch, Wanyue and Yuanhang sat on a chair, and Chen Feng, the shopkeeper of the branch, stood next to him, the shopkeeper who was officially competing with Yuanhang.
After hearing the intention, Chen Feng frowned and said, "Butler, the villain has something unclear, please ask the housekeeper for advice." β
"Shopkeeper Chen, please speak." Yuanhang glanced at Shopkeeper Chen.
"The Tang family has five branches, why did the housekeeper choose to dissolve my family? Could it be because the last time I competed with you for the butler, you held a grudge? If so, the little one can leave immediately, and please keep our decades-old shop. After speaking, I couldn't help but have red circles in my eyes. It can be seen that the shopkeeper Chen has a deep relationship with the shop here.
Yuanhang got up and bowed deeply to Shopkeeper Chen, and Shopkeeper Chen hurriedly returned the salute in panic.
"Shopkeeper and listen to me, first of all, I want to say that I have never held a grudge against Shopkeeper Chen, you said that I have long forgotten about the competition between you and me. As for the reason for choosing the third branch, first, this place has the best geographical location among the five branches of the Tang family, it is located in a prosperous place, there are many people coming and going, and most of the nobles of Luzhou live here. Second, after we changed to a ready-to-wear store, we needed to display a lot of samples, and only this store had the largest faΓ§ade to facilitate display. Thirdly, and most importantly, you are the only one who has never made a mistake among the shopkeepers, so we put the heavy responsibility on you, and I am afraid that you will be much busier in the future than you are now. Yuanhang said earnestly.
The words of Yuanhang said that the shopkeeper Chen was embarrassed. People choose themselves because they trust themselves, but they misunderstand the housekeeper, it's really the heart of a villain, and the shopkeeper Chen is also a person in temperament.
"Butler, please forgive the little narrow-minded and short-sighted, and plead guilty to you."
"Hurry up." Yuanhang hurriedly helped up the shopkeeper Chen. "There are a few things you need to do right now. Yuanhang patted the shopkeeper Chen on the shoulder and said.
"The steward only commands." Shopkeeper Chen bowed and said.
"First, transfer all the stocks of each type of cloth to the second branch, and keep only one of each. The second is to assign the guys to other stores, and only two guys need to be left here. Third, ten tailors and five embroiderers should be recruited immediately, which is important to do immediately. Fourth, ask the craftsman to renovate the store, and I will draw you a drawing of the hanger in a moment, and build it according to my drawing. Fifth, to rebuild the plaque, the Tang family garment store, the plaque should be atmospheric, not save silver. Did you write it down? After Yuanhang finished speaking in one breath, his tired self exhaled deeply.
"Don't worry, butler, I've written it all down, so I'll do it."
"Okay, you go first, I'll draw the shop renovation drawings." Yuanhang turned around and instructed Tang Ling: "Go and get a pen and paper." β
Wanyu saw the orderly deployment of the voyage, and saw him concentrating on drawing the transformation drawings. An inexplicable emotion rose in my heart. He is indeed different, is he really a rare talent, as his father said? Suddenly, I found that the voyage turned out to be quite handsome.