After deciding to go to Weihai, early the next morning, Liu Minyou went to the clothing store as usual, and he had to arrange many things today. All the way to Zhenhaimen Street, Lao Cai and Lu You had already come to hang up the store banner, and the door panel had been removed.

Liu Minyou felt that these two people were a bit redundant on weekdays, and now they were about to leave, and they were pleasing to the eyes, greeted the two affectionately, and sat down in the store, and after a while, Shen Li and Zhou Laifu also came, Zhou Laifu went to work on the second day today, he was originally in another house, just doing night work here, he was worried that this clothing store would not be done for a long time, but now Liu Min has the business of this clothing store slowly stabilized, and he made up his mind to work here. Shen Li still sat quietly in the corner, her desk was there, and the table was very wide, which could not only arrange clothes, but also write.

Liu Minyou saw that everyone had arrived, and said to everyone: "Then today we will still have the same as in the past, hold a regular meeting first, Shen Niangzi, you can tell me about today's goods." ”

Shen Li took out an account book, and she drew a two-dimensional form to record the order and shipment, but Lao Cai's face was clouded again, Lao Cai was a little older, and he had a headache when he looked at the two-dimensional table, and he couldn't learn it, and this Shen Li would also settle accounts, which made Lao Cai feel a little bit of crisis in the store.

Shen Li's gentle voice sounded softly: "First shipped, six pieces of clothes have been sorted out yesterday, a dress, four windbreakers, and a shawl. After that, he glanced at Zhou Laifu's wife, and she has always delivered the delivery.

Zhou Laifu's wife was silent, and Liu Minyou had no choice but to say: "Then ask the sister-in-law of the Zhou family to send it." ”

Zhou Laifu's wife responded, anyway, it was not arranged by Liu Min, she generally ignored Shen Li, Shen Li was also used to it, and continued to take care of herself: "Then there is the matter of making clothes, three windbreakers and a shawl should be completed today, the materials have been prepared yesterday, and today I will do the cutting and sewing, and I will do the finishing as usual." ”

Shen Li didn't directly say that he wanted Zhou Laifu to finish it, so as not to make people think that she was in charge, but Zhou Laifu had a gentle attitude, he was originally a warm-hearted person, and he didn't bully people, so he readily agreed.

"The third is chores, today we must prepare the materials for tomorrow's six clothes, as well as the materials that should be made up in the warehouse, cloth, cotton core, gold leaf, buttons, buttonholes, leather belts, hangers, colored threads and needles, clear out the numbers, and get some silver in advance with Brother Cai, and go to each store to make up for it."

Liu Minyou saw that Lao Cai and Lu You were also bored, and interjected again: "Cai Accounts and Lu You handle this matter." Lao Cai and Lu Youcai stood up and agreed. Finally, there is the accounting, the 100 fat jackets outsourced a few days ago have not been paid to those companies, Zhang Dahui took away the clothes yesterday, and the account has not been settled. That's all for today. Shen Li finished his speech lightly.

Liu Min admired Shen Li's talent very much, and wanted her to be the role of deputy manager, hold this regular meeting, and let Shen Li arrange things, hoping to establish her prestige, but now it seems that the effect is very poor, if she doesn't speak, everyone won't buy her account. Liu Minyou can also understand that it is difficult for people who are beaten at home every day to establish prestige in the unit, and even Shen Li himself has no self-confidence, never fights for anything, but works conscientiously every day.

Liu Minyou saw that Shen Li had finished speaking, and said: "Then everyone will focus on these things today, I will arrange one more thing, Brother Zhou wants to make an underwear today, and I want to see the effect tomorrow, so I ask Brother Zhou to work hard today." ”

"Yes, there is not much to do today, it should be done." Zhou Laifu politely stood up and replied.

Shen Li's face was red in the corner, the underwear was too small, after Liu Minyou drew a sketch, Shen Li was embarrassed to look at it, Liu Minyou was also very interested and didn't ask her opinion, if it was other clothes on weekdays, Liu Minyou generally had to ask Shen Li's to see if there was anything that needed to be improved.

"One more thing, I'm going to Shandong tomorrow, and I may have to leave for a long time."

"Ahh Shen Li suddenly raised her head, she suddenly heard about this, and she lost her temper for a while, and she actually called out. Everyone in the room looked at her in amazement, and before everyone could speak, she screamed.

Shen Li hurriedly turned her head over with a red face, and didn't dare to ask again, the time she worked here was the most relaxing time, although others excluded her a little, but the atmosphere was much better than at home, at least no one suddenly rushed over to beat her, and Liu Minyou has always taken care of her, she can feel a kind of respect, she has learned everything in the clothing store seriously, every time she gets Liu Minyou's praise, there is a sense of accomplishment that she has never had, she is now looking forward to walking out of that house every day, looking forward to walking into this store, There is a kindness to see the door of the store every morning. But when she heard that Liu Minyou was leaving, she suddenly felt empty in her heart, and she didn't know what it was like.

"Hmm." Liu Minyou coughed dryly and continued: "You all know about Chen Xin, and I will go with you, but this clothing store will continue to open." ”

Everyone was relieved when they heard this, as long as the clothing store was still there, everyone would at least have something to eat.

Zhou Laifu asked, "How long have you been going?" Out of the corner of his eye, Liu Min noticed that Shen Li raised his head slightly.

"I should come back once in the spring. Brother Zhou, don't call me the owner in the future, just call me as originally called. ”

When everyone heard that Kaichun was back, they knew that Liu Minyou still had to arrange the affairs of the store, and they all waited quietly for him to speak.

"The affairs of the store, which are managed by Zhou Laifu, also have a daily meeting like today. Others still do their own things according to the current division of labor. ”

Zhou Laifu stood up and excused himself, saying that he had just come and was not suitable for taking care of things, but Liu Minyou still insisted, and Zhou Laifu accepted it excitedly. He has been a tailor for many years and has never been a shopkeeper, so it is rare for someone to appreciate him, and he is quite grateful to Liu Min for his kindness.

Lao Cai looked at Zhou Laifu as a new shopkeeper, and was dissatisfied, but he didn't dare to show it, he was not afraid of this Liu Minyou, but he was a little afraid of Chen Xin, he asked carefully: "The owner, if you leave, what will happen to the money collected every day?" ”

"Miss Zhao comes to collect it every two days, leaves the silver for stocking, and gives the rest to Miss Zhao." Liu Min has discussed with Chen Xin that Zhao Xiang is Lao Cai's old employer, and when he handled the funeral this time, he was very strong and organized, and he should be able to suppress Lao Cai. Sure enough, when Lao Cai heard it, he knew that the two of them couldn't trust him, and he was even more disappointed.

Liu Minyou remembered Chen Xin's arrangement, and said to Lao Cai: "Lao Cai's side is not only a matter of the clothing store, Chen Xin has more important things for you to do, and he will explain to you himself at that time." ”

Several people in the store turned their heads to look at Lao Cai, they didn't know what the more important thing was, but Lao Cai suddenly thought of being a sea trade buyer and a deputy of finance, it seems that the thousand households still value themselves very much, compared with the thousands of households, a little salary in this clothing store is really nothing, and suddenly felt that their grade was more than one layer higher than the other people, and in their hearts, they stroked a few mouse whiskers and smiled proudly, looking like a villain.

Liu Minyou ignored him, arranged several important styles in winter one by one, instructed some precautions, and finally said that Shen Li's family, Liu Minyou said lightly: "Brother Zhou, you have to ask the Shen family lady to take a look at the new styles you make, and her opinions are generally insightful." Shen family lady, you have to help Zhou Laifu a lot, he just came, and a lot of things can't be cleared. ”

Shen Li also agreed, she still didn't look up, her face was too red just now, and she hasn't retreated yet.

"Everyone should cooperate sincerely, this store is not just me and Chen Xin, everyone is doing a good job, and when the spring comes back, if you make a lot of money, I will give you more bonuses."

As soon as a few people heard it, the most attractive thing about this clothing store is that there is a so-called bonus, as long as the clothing store earns more, they can also share more, unlike other stores, they are all that little monthly money, so they are more motivated than the original in this orchid clothing store.

Liu Minyou quietly observed everyone's expressions, only Lao Cai didn't care too much, it was estimated that he was looking forward to going to sea to earn a big share, so naturally he didn't look at the bonus of the top store.

"Huh." Liu Minyou suddenly reacted, this old Cai usually gets a salary in a clothing store, and when he wants to do something, he was transferred by Chen Xin, and he is equivalent to raising a subordinate for Chen Xinbai. "What a good idea, this bastard."

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This bastard was kneeling respectfully on the floor of the main hall: "Junior, meet Mrs. Zhao!" Chen Xin didn't feel awkward this time, this Mrs. Zhao is very gentle, and she is Zhao Xiang's mother, it's better than kneeling those so-called adults.

"Hurry up!" Mrs. Zhao looked at Chen Xin with a smile, her face was much better than two months ago, since she said that she was married, Zhao Xiang had a home, especially Chen Xin promised the first boy to be surnamed Zhao, she seemed to have hope for life again, so even her hair was a little blackened.

"Mrs. Xie Zhao!" Chen Xin kowtowed again before standing up, Zhao Xiang, who was wearing linen and filial piety, was next to Mrs. Zhao, she hadn't seen Chen Xin for a long time, and when she saw it today, she was very happy in her heart.

Chen Xin couldn't help laughing, and saluted Zhao Xiang seriously: "I've seen Miss." ”

Zhao Xiang also returned the courtesy: "Thousands of households are blessed." Saying that, he stuck out his tongue at Chen Xin, and Ju Xiang next to him almost laughed, and hurriedly covered his mouth.

Mrs. Zhao couldn't see Zhao Xiang behind her, and said gently, "Please sit in Chen's accounting room." She is used to calling Chen Xin, or according to the original name, of course Chen Xin will not care.

Chen Xin sat upright, he was dressed in a green suit, and he wore a square scarf on his head, looking like Si Swenwen, Mrs. Zhao is a mother-in-law and looks at her son-in-law, the more she looks at it, the more she is happy, and now Chen Xin has become a thousand households at the level again, although the military household does not sound good, but no matter how bad it is, it is a five-grade, and there is no shortage of silver in his own family, and it is even more beautiful with this official body

"Madame, Miss, I'm here to leave today."

"Ahh When Zhao Xiang heard that Chen Xin was leaving again, she couldn't help but scream, Mrs. Zhao turned to stare at her, she smiled, and Mrs. Zhao turned her back after a while.

Mrs. Zhao also changed her smile after turning around: "Chen Shufang, are you going to Weihai?" Why bother? ”

"Back to Mrs., that's exactly the case, right now Weihe is not completely frozen, and it won't be able to leave later."

Zhao Xiang interjected: "It's better if you can't leave." ”

Mrs. Zhao didn't look back at her this time, with a kind smile on her face, and said: "The man is ambitious in all directions, how can you keep it as a little woman, and besides, it is also a serious matter, how can you become an official and not take office." As long as you don't go far, you can go anywhere. ”

Chen Xin knew that she was going to Japan for sea trade, and she really didn't go now, even if she wanted to go, she wouldn't tell her. He said to Mrs. Zhao: "The junior is going to take office, but he still has to come back after the spring, and he will not go far in the future, at most he will send someone else to go." ”

Mrs. Zhao understood what he meant, it doesn't matter if she sends other people to Japan, as long as her daughter is not widowed, she said to Chen Xin with a pleasant face: "Don't blame me for being troublesome, it's been so many years, as long as he says to go to that place, I don't have a day and ......night in my heart."

Her eyes turned red again, Chen Xin hurriedly persuaded her, Mrs. Zhao waved her hand, her face was still very peaceful: "Right now, I look forward to you and Xiang'er getting married next year and giving my Zhao family a grandson." She never forgot that the first boy wanted to be surnamed Zhao, she had followed the pirate Zhao Dongjia for many years, and her style was quite bold, and her words were so explicit that Zhao Xiang's face was slightly red, and her mouth was curled behind her back.

Chen Xin was thick-skinned enough anyway, he didn't remember if he had blushed in his life, and nodded after listening: "The younger generation must work hard to let his wife hold his grandson as soon as possible." ”

At this time, Zhao Xiang completely turned red, and Ju Xiang laughed out loud while eating next to her. Mrs. Zhao looked at Chen Xin's expression, and her eyes narrowed with a smile. She said with satisfaction: "Chen Shufang is going to Weihai, but what else is there to do, do you need the help of my Zhao family?" ”

"The younger generation lacks some silver." Several people in the room opened their eyes at the same time, and they were generally polite, this Chen Xin really dared to speak.

Mrs. Zhao didn't care, nodded and said, "Okay, don't be pretentious, like Xiang'er and his father, how much silver do you need?" ”

Chen Xin calculated that he had 19,000 taels of silver, and he had used nearly 1,000 taels at present, and he also planned to send Wen Tiren a few thousand taels, at least 10,000 taels should be kept, and his share of a ship of sea trade was more than 20,000, and at least 15,000 taels were needed, so he said: "The junior wants to borrow 20,000 taels." ”

Mrs. Zhao closed her eyes and didn't speak, everyone waited quietly for her to answer, and after a while she opened her eyes, "Xiang'er, you stay, and everyone else goes out." ”

Mrs. Zhang, Ju Xiang and another maid all walked out and closed the door.

Mrs. Zhao said: "It's okay to borrow silver, I will have a daughter of Xiang'er, and this family will be yours sooner or later, but you have to remember that you can't go to sea to go to the Wa Kingdom, and I want to ask Chen to swear an oath." ”

Chen Xin took a poisonous oath seriously, promising not to go to the Wa Kingdom again, he, an atheist, had no pressure on this, and he had no intention of abiding by it at all, but he sometimes felt that worshipping the gods was not necessarily a bad thing, and the gods were not necessarily absent, but after being educated by materialism from childhood to adulthood, it was difficult for him to completely change his thinking.

"In the future, I will still tell my son that there are gods." Chen Xin looked at Mrs. Zhao's relieved expression after listening to the oath, such a kind of reverence for the gods is actually very beneficial to the formation of a sense of morality.

"Then wait a minute." Mrs. Zhao got up and went out, probably to get the silver ticket.

"Hey." As soon as Mrs. Zhao disappeared from the door, Zhao Xiang beckoned to Chen Xin.

Chen Xin hurriedly walked in front of her, and the flush on Zhao Xiang's face had not yet disappeared: "Little family, you owe my family money now, will you listen to me in the future?" ”

Chen Xin was embarrassed: "There is a way to be in debt, it is the boss, if I break the rules, I am so sorry for the people." ”

Zhao Xiang snorted: "Where do you come from, my family's affairs, what is the matter of the people, where are the people, you call them out to see." ”

"Forget it, I've heard a lot about this people, and I've never seen them, what I just said is that I can't be sorry for the Ming Dynasty, didn't I tell you that education comes from the boudoir."

Zhao Xiang's mouth was cocked, she also knew that it was impossible for Chen Xin to listen to her, but Chen Xin's temper seemed to be very good, and he had never seen him slightly angry, so he should be very easy to get along with. Every time I talk to Chen Xin, I feel better, but unfortunately this person is leaving again.

"Villain, can you stay for two more days, let's talk more."

Chen Xin said with a smile: "If the boat freezes, you can't go, why don't you come and talk to you tonight?" ”

"My mother is not allowed to stay at night."

Chen Xin looked back at the door, took out a paper tube and a thread from his sleeve, and whispered: "You see if there are any small holes in the outer wall of your room, and you can speak by sticking out the thread." ”

"This thing can talk?" Zhao Xiang took the letter suspiciously, "Only the outhouse where Juxiang lives has a small hole, which is blocked by a cabinet, and it is not as big as a little finger, but how can you speak." ”

"Remember to hand out the thread when you arrive, and the paper tube is to your ear."

As he was talking, Mrs. Zhao's footsteps came again, and the two quickly separated and stood up.

"Chen Accounts, you take the silver ticket. All four of them were taken from Tianjin. Mrs. Zhao whispered a few secret words to Chen Xin, and Chen Xin wrote them down one by one.

After Mrs. Zhao finished speaking, she said to Chen Xin: "Chen Accounts, you have been gone for a few months, although we can all trust you, but we always have to set a name, it is better to hold two tables of banquets here tonight, and invite your relatives and friends to come over and settle this family matter." ”

Chen Xin knew that such a large sum of money, it was unreasonable to take it like this, and he had no intention of cheating anyway, so he said happily: "Then I'll go and inform them, and I'll come over in the evening." ”

"Okay, okay." Mrs. Zhao nodded again and again, looking at Chen Xin, her eyes narrowed into a slit.