Xie listened to her daughter at home all day long about how powerful her sister was, and she was afraid that she would be called "sister" if she couldn't say anything, but now she heard Zhao Ruxi's teaching to her daughter, and she couldn't help but have hot eyes.

When my brother and sister-in-law died, they took Xu Xi back to the village, how could they have thought that there would be such an encounter in the future? Now she is sincerely grateful to the gods for letting her family treat Xiaoxi well and get such a blessing. Now that the good fortune has been repaid to her children, Xie is grateful.

Although it took a lot of tossing, Zhao Ruxi acted decisively, and picked out the most suitable clothes and jewelry at a glance, and the makeup was also very quick. Therefore, Xu Chongwen's article was only memorized twice, and he was called out.

When Zhao Ruxi came, he brought two carriages, one for women and one for men, and went to the capital together.

After getting into the carriage and sitting down, Xie Shi felt the sound of horses' hooves and wheels, and it was not easy for the people in front of her to hear them, so she whispered to Zhao Ruxi: "I heard Xiaoxue say that your mother rented a house, which is a dozen rooms with two entrances, but only one or two silver?" ”

Zhao Ruxi nodded: "Yes." ”

"How is this possible? The courtyard in the capital is at least twice as expensive as our in Beining, and the house is twice as big as ours, so the house is at least eight taels of silver. If the house is newer, it will have to go up by ten taels. You said that it only takes one or two, don't you fool me? ”

She stared at Zhao Ruxi: "You say, is your mother trying to fill us?" ”

Zhao Ruxi shook his head: "I don't know about this. I didn't look at what the house was like. Whatever my mother says, I will tell you. ”

As she spoke, she winked innocently at Xie.

That night, she heard the Zhu family say that the two houses only cost one or two silver, and she knew that the Zhu family wanted to fill the Xu family in private, or that the family had something to ask the Zhu family, so the rent was reduced to such a low price.

Mother is willing to be good to the Xu family, also because they are good to themselves and want to repay the kindness for themselves, if they shirk for the Xu family, in the eyes of the Zhu family, it seems that they don't know how to be grateful, so she didn't say anything at that time. Since Zhu wanted to hide it, she naturally couldn't admit it.

"You!" Xie Shi tapped her forehead with his finger, and then said categorically, "We can't rent this house." How can you take advantage of your family? Besides, with such a big yard, it's too wasteful for your Brother Chongwen to live alone. We only need to rent a small room, two or three hundred dollars. This house, you tell your mother, don't go to see it, just return it. ”

"Auntie." Zhao Ruxi said, "Do you think your business is big in Beining, or in the capital?" ”

Xie didn't expect Zhao Ruxi's topic to jump so quickly, and he was stunned before saying, "Of course it's the big one in the capital." ”

Although they have only provided food to the restaurants in the capital in the past two days, and the stalls to be set up have not yet been put up, they know that it must be a big deal in the capital without counting.

The population of the capital is more than ten times more than that of Bac Ninh; Moreover, the people of the capital are rich and willing to eat and wear. Wealthy families and big families will not come to buy their cold dishes, but small eunuchs and small families are still willing to buy them. Not to mention that there are many more restaurants in Beijing than in Bac Ninh, and the demand is also very large.

Although their cold dishes, the master chef of the restaurant may try a few more times and can do the same. However, their cold dishes are low in price, good in taste, and the raw materials used are also in good condition, and many restaurants that are not willing to bother are still willing to cooperate with them. As long as there are a few more stores, this business in the capital can be more prosperous.

Zhao Ruxi nodded and said, "That's it." Since the capital is big, and it may be one or two times larger than Bac Ninh, why don't you put the place where you make cold dishes in the capital? In this way, the amount sent back to Bac Ninh will be small. I persuaded you to buy someone before, but you said that there is no place to place, isn't the yard that these two enter just right? ”

"Moreover, Brother Chongwen studied hard, did you still let him get out of school and return to the rented place, he didn't even have a cup of hot tea, and he had to cook his own food? I know that you are used to saving, and you always feel that as long as you can do something, you will not hire anyone. But money is not saved, but earned. We only need to set up a few more stalls and add more varieties, and the money from renting the house will be earned. ”

Xie frowned and pondered, not making a sound.

"Yes, mother, you just listen to your sister. Think about it, if it weren't for the prescription given by my sister, we wouldn't be able to do this deal; If it weren't for my sister persuading you and your father, you would still want to set up a small stall by yourself and make a little hard-earned money, just waiting for others to learn and steal our business; If it weren't for my sister's persuasion, my father wouldn't have done the business in the capital and made more money. ”

"So don't think about it, just listen to my sister. My sister won't hurt us. Xu Xue pouted.

Zhao Ruxi couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.

She reached out and pinched Xu Xue's little tender face, and said to Xie: "Auntie, I am not a god, so naturally it is impossible to say that everything is right." I just want to say that you see that Brother Chongwen is going to take the Xiucai examination, and he will definitely go further and further in the imperial examination in the future; Xiaoxue is also so promising. The business at home is also getting bigger and bigger, and you can no longer look at things like the old ones you used to have in the village. Wearing clothes and eating a meal have to be considered cost-effective. If you look at what you're dressed up today, didn't you spend so much money too? It can be seen that people still have to be decent. ”

"Let's make money now, let Brother Chongwen go out and bring a scholar, Xiaoxue can also have a maid, decent, it's easy to say kiss in the future, don't you say? And when you spread out all the stalls in the capital, I will find a way to add a few varieties to you, and you can't just sell cold vegetables. When the time comes, you will still be able to do everything yourself? If you don't make money, you will still be tired and tired, so the family business will never be big. ”

Xu Yongyi now runs outside a lot, his horizons have broadened, and his thoughts are different from before. Zhao Ruxi said this, he also told Xie.

Only Xie stayed in the village for more than 30 years, and her habit of living with copper plates every day and spending an extra penny is distressing, not that she can change it.

Spending a lot of money to rent a house, and then spending a lot of money to buy people, thinking about the money earned during this time, maybe all the money she earned during this time had to be spent, and she had to pay so much silver in rent every month, she felt distressed. Therefore life and death do not agree.

Xie Shi said again: "But Xiaoxue is still studying at the county girls' academy, we can't leave her in Bac Ninh, right?" Chongwen is a boy, and it's nothing to live here alone. Xiaoxue can't live there alone. Even if you buy someone to accompany her, it won't work. I'm not at ease. ”