303 Branch Matters
Two days later, Li Hehui and the two border patrols set off back to the capital together, and Pian Pian sat in a carriage and sent them off one ride after another, until they saw the pedestrian go out of the city gate, and then returned to the house in a depressed spirit.
What can Jin Niang say when she sees this?
Even if she said something "for a better reunion", it would be in vain if Pian Pian couldn't hear it in her heart.
In that case, she simply didn't say anything.
However, Pianpin's attention was soon diverted, because the business of rouge shops in Hezhou was booming. With Anlan guiding Changle to improve the formula, the shop has produced a few signature rouge gouaches, so customers are like clouds.
Earlier, Jin Niang opened this rouge shop purely to house the women who were rescued from the wolf's den. I didn't expect the shop to be so profitable, which was a surprise.
The shop has a good recipe and a backer behind it, so this shop has really made a lot of money for the house this year.
Jin Niang looked at the account book in her spare time and found that the cost she spent on helping the people during the snow disaster last year was almost the same as the profit on this account, which also shows that the business of this shop is really prosperous, and the woman's business is really good.
When the business was good, Jin Niang pondered opening a branch. No, the shopkeeper of the store came over to talk about it after the New Year, and the plan of Jin Niang to open a branch after the first month was also a little shaken.
She thought that she would start looking for the address of the new store now, and then decorate, stock, and promote, and be busy, and when this store really opened, it would be February. This does not conflict with her previous plans, and she can also take the opportunity to find something to divert her attention from Pianpan, so that she doesn't have so much time to think about Li Hehui, and then fall into lovesickness and can't extricate herself.
The more I think about it, the more I think it's a good idea to start a branch now. That night, I told Pian Pian about it, and when Pian Pian heard it, she swept away the previous depression, and her spirit was suddenly shocked.
She is a money lover, and she loves to make money the most. In front of the silver, everything has to be in the back row.
Who is Li Hehui, she can't remember this person now. She deftly fiddled with her abacus and calculated how much the rouge shops in the capital and the rouge shops in Hezhou added up, and how much profit they made in a year.
Yes, because the rouge shop in Hezhou uses the recipe made by her and Changle, the sister-in-law didn't ask for any money, and gave it all to them. Before she also ridiculed her sister-in-law for doing a loss-making business - she didn't want to forget the profitable silver, all the labor costs were paid by her sister-in-law, even the shop and the yard for female workers to live, although this was bought directly by her sister-in-law for convenience, and it was considered an industry in the house, but anyway, her sister-in-law also lost a lot.
But the family doesn't talk about the two families, the brother and sister-in-law have the heart to subsidize them, they just know it, there is no need to worry about this matter, but it is a foreign way.
So Pian Pian happily calculated a year's profit and the cost of opening a new shop. When she knows it, she will be really busy.
She took Xiaoyuer around the street, trying to find a store with the right location and the right size to do a branch. But after three or four days of aimlessly, I didn't find a suitable one. In the end, I was reminded by Jin Niang, and I thought of looking for a broker.
There are a lot of houses in the hands of the brokers, and they took Pian Pian and Xiao Yuer to see a few places that day.
It's a pity that these shops are more or less deficient. Either the shop is too small, and there is no small yard behind the shop, so that people cannot settle down to live in order to watch the shop at night; Either the location is really remote, and they are about to run out of the city; If it doesn't work, the store next door is doing incense, candles, paper money, coffins and other businesses; There is also a person who can be seen in general, but the female landlord is really scathing, especially when she sees that a little girl comes to see the store, she rolls her eyes and says something unpleasant. Pian Pian is not a good-tempered person, and when she is squeezed out, there is a reason to swallow her anger. The two of them exchanged a few words, but they choked. In the end, it was the man from that family who came, and he quickly apologized when he saw that Pianpian was dressed well, and the matter was over.
But the woman stared at her vigilantly, afraid that she would hook up with her man. Don't mention the disgusting energy in Pianpin's heart. She has never been so insulted again, and she thought for a moment that she would find a lady to really hook up with this man when she turned around. Otherwise, she would not be able to swallow this breath if she was slandered for nothing.
With this, this store will definitely not be able to buy it. Even if the man had the heart to apologize and make profits, Pian Pian didn't want to provoke right and wrong, so he snorted coldly and left with Xiao Yu'er.
Sitting in the carriage, Pian Pian was still a little angry, muttering that the woman did not cultivate her morals, and she would suffer in the future. Xiao Yu'er didn't persuade her, but nodded frequently, and echoed her little aunt with righteous indignation, "What my little aunt said is right, that woman will go to eighteen layers of hell in the future." ”
Pian Pian hurriedly patted her, "What do you little family do when they say this, and you are not afraid of dirty mouths." Forget about it, I don't have to teach you badly. ”
Xiao Yu'er wants to say, is she so easy to be taken by others? It's good if she doesn't bring people bad, and there are people who can bring her bad, so she has to find out who this person is.
Pian Pian lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked out, just as the carriage passed by a small two-story building. This small building is decently repaired, as if it has just been painted, and from the outside it looks brand new. And the location of this small building is really good, although this street is not the main road in Hezhou, but it is also very lively with people, especially in the north and south, there are markets, and the passenger flow is very considerable.
Pian Pian immediately called out to the broker sitting on the wheel of the carriage, "I see that this small building is empty, is this going to be rented out or sold?" "The windows of the small building were open, and the situation inside was clear at a glance. It's been repainted, but there's nothing. This is either just bought and ready to open for business, or it is the miasma of the previous business, the owner can't see it, and after the people leave, they clean up, and then whether they rent or sell, they can set a good price.
The broker is a native of Hezhou, and he is not a young man to be a broker, so it can be said that there is nothing he doesn't know about the situation of the house and shop in Hezhou.
I heard him say, "If the girl takes a fancy to this little building, it will not be easy to do." If it was two years earlier, when the owner of the store wanted to make a move, it would be easy to say that the girl would take over. Now it's too late. Two years ago, there was a new owner here, and the new owner should not be good at management, so he didn't do anything by himself, but just rented it out to outsiders to do business. This place was originally a teahouse, but unfortunately the son of the teahouse owner was not angry and owed a huge gambling debt. The kid slapped his ass and ran, and the loan sharks found here. The boss couldn't do business, and he thought that the date of leasing this small building in just two months had arrived, so he was also disheartened, so he simply didn't do business, and he didn't want a stall, so he packed up his things overnight and took his daughter-in-law back to his hometown. ”
As for whether the debts owed to the usurers have been repaid, who knows. Anyway, the owner behind this small building is quite capable, at least those loan sharks came here to smash the field once, and then they haven't appeared since. This can't tell that the owner is a hard stubble, and this broker has been in vain for so many years.
So he said to Pianpin, "If the girl wants to rent a shop, this is the best place." There is a large flow of people here, and the people in the vicinity also have plenty of money. In addition, this boundary is close to the city gate camp, so there is no need to worry about security. ”
The broker tried his best to facilitate the business, so he persuaded with great patience, "The girl wants to buy the shop, but she is not in a hurry." Why don't you lease this place first, and then start the business first. If there is a suitable house in the future, the villain will inform the girl in time. At that time, the girl will either move the shop or open a branch, and she will not delay in earning money, right? ”
The broker spat out a lot of lotus flowers and said a lot of things, after all, there is one meaning, there is no loss in renting here, and there will be no store in this village.
Pian Pian was said to be excited, and she really liked the location and the construction of this small building, so she said that she would contact the owner to go in and see the situation, and if it was suitable, it would be good to rent it first.
When the broker heard this, he immediately responded loudly, and then contacted the owner the next day, and notified Pian Pian to come and see the house.
It was also at this time that he knew that this bright and delicate little girl was actually from the same prefect's house.
At this age, it's like this, and it's undoubtedly the sister of the same acquaintance. The broker slapped his mouth twice with his hand, and secretly said that he had no eyes. The girl from the same prefect still has to worry about public security. Whoever dares to make trouble in other people's shops, turn around and directly send two officials to go over and take a turn, no matter what cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods have to shrink.
I hate myself for having no eyes, and yesterday I focused on the issue of "public security", which made the girl listen to it, wouldn't she feel uncomfortable? After all, Hezhou is now under the management of other people's brothers, you say that the law and order in Hezhou is not good, this is because who didn't care to govern it, isn't this saying in front of people's girls?
Fortunately, the girl was generous and didn't care about them in general, otherwise he would have been slapped twice like the other officials' daughters, and he could only laugh and say that they played well.
In such a comparison, it seems that this girl is more and more amiable and dignified.
The broker's favor towards the same prefect suddenly soared, so much so that after meeting the owner of the small building, he said good things ruthlessly, wanting the other party to bring the price to the lowest.
Originally, the problem of the price was not his responsibility, and even more, he, a broker, lived by taking "commissions". Just like this kind of housing transaction, if it is a lease, he has to receive one month's rent from both parties as a payment. If it is a house sale, it will charge more, and it will cost 1% of the transaction value. Anyway, the higher the price, the more advantageous he will be. But just because he had a good impression of the same prefect, the broker thought that even if this business was in vain, he couldn't let this girl suffer.
Let's not mention that this girl has given a lot of silver rewards before, and she is also kind to him, so let's just say that Lord Tongzhi has done many good things for the people in the past year when she came to Hezhou.
As a native of Hezhou, he naturally thinks that his hometown is getting better and better. He is not a person who does not know what to do, but he has some feelings for his family and country. Therefore, whoever can give the people a good life, he thinks who is good. Then do something for this man, that is the right thing.
The broker tried his best to bargain, but the proprietor was not a vegetarian either. This small building is in a good location, and now it is newly painted, so it is not a problem to rent it out again. Even if the rent is higher, there are so many people who want to rent it. Let's not talk about the distance, let's just say that yesterday morning, two merchants came to talk. It's just that he doesn't like the treacherous nature of those people, so he doesn't agree. But this broker, if he hadn't had some reputation in Hezhou, he would have thrown up his sleeves and left as soon as he bargained.
The proprietor was unhappy and thought about rejecting the person and leaving. Pian Pian came across the street with Xiao Yu'er and Changle.
Changle wanted to come to the market today to buy some medicinal materials, so Pianpian brought her over. She remembered clearly that there was a pharmacy directly across from the small building. She passed by here yesterday and smelled that the smell of the medicine was very strong, and she thought that the medicinal materials in it were not bad.
After getting out of the carriage just now, she led Changle to buy medicinal materials first, and then went to Xiaolou, but she didn't expect that this broker had already started bargaining with the owner instead of her.
She heard it outside, and the broker had cut the price very low. It's really for their good, and it's a good person.
Pian Pian stamped this broker with a "good person" in her heart, and thought that when she turned around and the deal was completed, she must give people a generous reward, otherwise she would be sorry for people's intentions towards them.
The owner of the small building was about to leave, but he saw the three little girls who came in - the girl at the front who was tall, cardamom, bright and beautiful, and made the whole small building shine as soon as she came in. The one held in the hand by this girl, looking at it, there was a sense of spirituality, the eyes were purring happily, and he didn't know the little girl who was smart and smart, and looked delicate and white. But another little girl who is not tall or short, with a graceful and delicate appearance, he knows this girl!!
This owner, to be precise, the money comes. Yes, it was the little guy Qian who grew up with Li Mingzhao since he was a child, and he was very impressed by Changle.
This girl is the "life-saving benefactor" of their young master.
The young master of their family has a bad temper and hates dogs, and often beats people to death with a shovel and buries them. It's even more because when he was a child, he hated contact with the opposite sex very much, and if he was touched by someone, he didn't cut off that person's hand, but had to take a brush to wash his body over and over again. It's as if he's a chastity. Clean. Woman. Man, if you don't wash the "stains" on your body, you can only die.
He was speechless about this.
But the young master has this quirk for a reason, and he can't be blamed. So how unaccustomed he was to the young master's problem, he could only treat it as if he didn't see it.
No, the young master was injured some time ago, and he seemed to be in a hurry. But when I turned around, I heard that a little doctor dressed as a man bandaged the wound of the young master......
Qian came's mood at the moment, he sympathized with the little doctor. I think she won't be able to be a doctor after she has no hands, but it's really pitiful to go home. I feel sorry for my son-in-law, and I have to wash and scrub when I turn around, and the meat is almost rotten, how painful it is.
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