Liu Yuan opened the account books for February, March, and April, and continued to check the performance of the Jinyu family in the months when he was away: the profit in February was 10,038 taels, in March it was 7,216 taels, and the profit in April fell to only 3,768 taels.

From the books, January is the highest, April is the lowest, plummeting, January is high, in Liu Yuan's expectations, the New Year and the Shangyuan Festival, Chang'an City carnival all night, there are a lot of business opportunities, and those who meet in the Shangyuan Festival talented and beautiful people, also need to buy one or two pieces of jewelry as a love thing, the business volume is red across the board, that is expected, but the profit has regressed sharply, plummeted, February can still remain at 10,000 taels, to March and April, there is a trend of a thousand miles.

From here, it also shows that in the contest with Jin Supreme, he is getting more and more at a disadvantage.

Earn more than 3,000 taels a month, put it in other places, it is definitely a big profit, but in Chang'an, where every inch of land is gold, or in the golden area of the West City, there is no need to pay rent, dozens of craftsmen, apprentices, and guys of the Jinyu family work together, and the jewelry sold is a luxury product, which is originally a profiteering industry, that is, the least earned, and a profit of more than ten taels, more than 3,000 taels, which is really not much, but also thanks to Liu Yuan's big background and strong backing, he has to spend a lot of money to honor those officialsIn addition, they have to accept all kinds of donations

However, for Dai Qisi, a newcomer in the shopping mall, it is not bad to have such a result, or to "snatch food" from Jin Supreme and Jin Qiaoqiao.

"Young Master, is Dai Qisi not doing well?" Seeing that Liu Yuan's face was not very good, Dai Qisi lowered her head and said in a low voice.

"Yes, it's ok. More than I expected to make. When did Liu Yuan be willing to scold her, he smiled and comforted.

Dai Qisi said a little depressedly: "Compared with the Golden Supreme, there is really too much difference." ”

Liu Yuan comforted her and said: "Jin Supreme is business is good, but engaging in those activities is to make profits, Wangding is not prosperous, you don't have to care." ”

"Oh, so that's the case" Dai Qisi whispered: "Actually, I also want to learn from the Golden Supreme to engage in activities, but the young master is not here, and I don't dare to make claims, so"

That's where power comes in. Liu Yuan is not here, and Dai Qisi does not dare to make assertions, even if she is at a disadvantage, she does not dare to make any changes, but Jin Qiaoqiao is different. A woman like her, as long as she has power in her hands. There are always countless tricks to play. Liu Yuan believes that if the Jin Yu family is not there, others dare not peep casually, it is estimated that they will not be able to hold on for two months, as long as a woman like Jin Qiaoqiao can achieve the goal. She didn't care by what means.

Liu Yuan said thoughtfully: "Dai Qisi, do you know when Jin Er of the Golden Supreme died?" ”

"Well, it's the third day of February, and I remember it very well. At that time, our Jinyu family also gave ten taels of silver gold. Dai Qisi remembered this very clearly, because of the gift to the competitor, Dai Qisi was not happy at that time, but that Jin Er is a big figure in the Chang'an Jewelry Association, and he is also very famous in the jewelry industry.

January is the peak sales season of the jewelry industry, the business is good, the cake is big, the share is more, how can there be more than 10,000 taels of profits, especially the patronage of Hu merchants, they will spices, ivory, knives, all kinds of precious gems, and even women to Chang'an, when leaving, they will also bring silk, porcelain and other Tang specialties, so that a trip to do a second business, like those exquisite jewelry, but also slowly on their purchase list.

Otherwise, the profit of more than 10,000 taels a month really does not know where it comes from, if it is in Yangzhou, there are few Hu people to purchase, they have time to look everywhere in a strange country, it is better to run two more trips, this is the advantage of geographical advantages.

In January, everyone made a lot of money, and in February, it should be because of Jin Er's death, Jin Supreme's seizure of power or something, there was some chaos, so the business could still be maintained, in March and April, it was Jin Qiaoqiao's official ascension, and since then, the business of the Jin Yu family has begun to get worse and worse.

One mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, unless one male and one female, it seems that we must find a way to recover the disadvantage.

"Okay, just leave this matter to me, you've worked hard these days." After earning more than 30,000 taels in four months, Liu Yuan is still very satisfied.

Seeing that the young master didn't blame herself, Dai Qisi praised herself, and hurriedly fabricated the corners of her clothes and said happily: "Young master, that's what a slave should do." ”

Liu Yuan praised a few more words, then turned around and walked towards the secret room, to see how Sun Daniu and they were training.

Gently pushing open the door of the secret room and striding in, Liu Yuan couldn't help but smile and nodded.

Quiet, focused, serious.

The members of the fine work team, one by one, lowered their heads, and were busy with the work in hand, even if Liu Yuan came, they didn't realize that their once depressed, breathless, and irritated faces were replaced by quiet, indifferent and calm, not to mention how much they had learned in the arts, and their temperament alone had improved considerably.

No. 9 is a woman, ingenious, it is said that she was born in a martial arts family, danced a good sword, the ten fingers are dexterous and powerful, learn this skill with ease, after several nearly half a year of hard study, her skills have made great progress, I saw her holding a half-minute circular carving knife smaller than the needle, under a simple version of the magnifying glass, the body is straight, steadily raise the hand, and do not see the manual, only a few fingers slightly loose, a flea-sized word engraved on the ornament, It's just that the strokes are still a little shaky, so that the strokes are a little deformed, and the skill is not enough.

It's not bad, after all, Liu Yuan still has the last step because there is no formal guidance for the expedition to Tibet, and now he has such a level, which is very good.

In a word, if she doesn't do fine work after No. 7, the Jinyu family will also have a place for her.

"General Liu" No. 7 noticed that Liu Yuan was standing beside him, stopped what he was doing, and called out in a low voice.

Liu Yuan smiled slightly, did not hesitate to praise words, and said with a smile: "Good job, continue to work hard." ”

"Yes, General"

Nodding to No. 7, Liu Yuan went to watch the situation of the other team members, in the process of watching, by looking at their gestures and knife skills, you can judge their growth and potential, and after a lap, the results of these twelve team members are already clear.

Three are talented, they are materials that can be made, two are average, with the efforts of the day after tomorrow, they can barely be used, and the remaining seven people are rotten wood that belongs to "rotten wood don't carve", which is a pure waste of time, now Liu Yuan has a little headache, but he promised Li Er, that is, they can't learn this skill, and they have to find a way to make them improve.

The task given temporarily is estimated that they will not be able to complete it today, Liu Yuan turned around for a while, did not linger, took Dai Qisi, and went straight home.

It is estimated that Xiaoniang and Du Sanniang are still waiting at home for the news of their proposal to Cui Jing, so don't let them wait.

"Young master, I forgot to ask you just now, your marriage went well, right?" Sitting in the carriage, Deciss asked quietly.

Liu Yuan said mischievously: "Guess." ”

"The young master has a smile on his face, his face is full of red light, I guess it should be a happy event is near."

"Red light? That's a shiny face," Liu Yuan said self-deprecatingly, but when he saw Dai Qisi's somewhat confused look, he remembered that she was still a foreign woman, and it was probably difficult to understand her own jokes, so he had to say lightly: "Borrowing your auspicious words, it is a good thing to come." ”

At this time, Xiao Niang and Du Sanniang were in a hurry in the room, and looked out the window from time to time.

"Oh, why hasn't Senior Brother come back yet? Is it that the proposal is not going well? The little lady said anxiously: "It's almost time to die." ”

In the past, Du Sanniang must have laughed at Xiao Niang, but today she is not in such a mood, to be honest, her heart is more anxious, Xiao Niang is different from herself, that is with Liu Yuan through hardships, because of the existence of Qinghe Cui's family, now Liu Yuan's marriage is related to his lifelong happiness, when the main room is hopeless, the main room is like Cui Mengyao, a woman who is cultivated and easy to get along with, and it is also a very good choice.

Du Sanniang also looked out of the door, as if talking to herself: "This Liu Yuan, why haven't you come back?" It's just a meal, it's time to finish eating, besides, the princess's invitation and the people from Chengfu are still waiting for him. (To be continued......)

PS: The impact of the typhoon, it is said that there is a hidden danger, the power outage is maintained, the power is not turned on until five o'clock, and the artillery has to be desperately updated