Chapter 117: Palace Banquet
Because the study is constantly crowded every day, Ercheng discussed with Zhao Jiao the possibility of opening the same study again.
He thinks that the store will have to be bigger, but now this store is a bit smaller.
Zhao Jiao was amazed by Ercheng's business acumen, and since he wanted to continue, he would continue.
So I discussed with him the size, number and scale of the branches.
The two finally decided to open three more stores.
Their current shop is close to the east of the city, which is a concentration of the powerful because of its proximity to Miyagi.
The newly opened stores will be selected in the south, middle and north of the city.
The south of the city is also a place where officials are concentrated, and most of the officials above the sixth grade are concentrated here. Since reading is an official, there must be a lot of people here who are reading.
The north of the city is full of landlords, wealthy merchants, low-ranking officials and petty officials who are not short of money, and they do not worry about having no customers.
And in the center of the city, Ercheng felt that Zhao Jiao was a little whimsical, she actually wanted to open a study for her wife and ladies!
How many people can go to this store?
The wives of the official family are all out of the door, waiting for their in-laws, husbands and children, and managing housekeeping at home, and most of the ladies are constrained to learn female celebrities, women's virtues, cooking, and housework at home.
Wouldn't it be a waste to spend a lot of money on such a good position? He strongly disagreed.
After listening to his analysis, Zhao Jiao also felt that there were not many people who could come, and how many idlers would come here just to read? It was agreed to proceed with his original plan.
Unexpectedly, after a few days, she overturned her idea and wanted to continue her own decision, which came from her youngest son.
Xiao Budian has never been an honest and peaceful master, and he is very bold.
When playing in the yard, it is inevitable to encounter steps that climb up the stairs, and most of the stone slopes are erected on both sides of the steps, and this stone break is still a bit sloped.
Taking advantage of the fact that his brother and servants were not paying attention, he slid down the ramp from top to bottom, like a slide.
This house was carefully designed by large families before, so even the ramp is not flawless, and it is okay to slide down.
But there are steps on the side, so the consequence of not listening to persuasion is to roll down the steps.
Fortunately, there were only five or six stairs left when he rolled down, except for a few abrasions on his face and left hand, and nothing happened on his body because of the thick clothes.
He himself is fearless, but this also hurts Zhao Jiao.
After taking care of the child's wound and understanding the cause, she remembered the slides she had seen everywhere in her previous life and thought that she could build one for herself.
I asked a carpenter from the house to come over, showed him the sketch he had drawn, and roughly explained the purpose.
This carpenter's surname is Cheng, he is in his fifties, and he is very skilled in his craft, and he can be called a skilled craftsman.
Master Cheng felt that it was not difficult, this difficulty was mainly to consider more safety and stability, and asked Zhao Jiao if he could design it himself, not according to her drawings, but to ensure that the function remained unchanged.
Where does Zhao Jiao care about this, as long as he can make the children have fun, and asks him to make two to distinguish between small children.
Well done, there's a reward!
Master Cheng left excitedly after getting the details he wanted.
But in an hour, he sent the drawings of his own design.
Zhao Jiao was really taken aback when she opened it.
This person won't be bent in the house, right? It's too much of a second!
In this era, it was impossible to produce long slides with multiple curves by rolling through large molds like in previous lives, so he provided wooden slides with various slopes.
And on the main road at the top of the slide, that's all the zodiac signs moved, right?
The mischievous monkey blocking the way, you have to go under its armpits to get into the chute.
And the other chute, it's actually a big tiger, you have to enter the chute from its mouth, timid children are not afraid of being eaten?
There are also beckoning small mice standing at the top of the passage, and a group of rabbit nests......
The slide is a dragon and phoenix pattern, with a long tail and twists and turns.
It may be noted that the dragon and phoenix are only at the top of the circular slide, and the children pass under its paws.
"I wonder how long it will take to finish such a big thing?" Zhao Jiao asked with satisfaction.
"Mrs. Hui, if there is enough wood, one and a half months is enough." Master Cheng bowed down and replied.
"Good! Tomorrow morning reply to the size to do, you go back first. ”
"Yes!" Master Cheng got confirmation from Zhao Jiao's words that this so-called slide was to be done, so hurry down and prepare.
Zhao Jiao waited for Ercheng to come back and handed him the drawings, "You said, if the study in the city is divided into two, half of it will be used to build this amusement place, and half will be used to build the study."
How about the ladies bring their children over and drink tea and read books, while the children play in this playground? This venue is fee-based. ”
Ercheng was a little speechless after reading it, for that woman's study, can the lady come up with this trick?
"Wait for my brother to come back and see what he says, after all, the two of us don't know much about the customs here, so don't smash the field."
Ercheng is worried that the children will be too keen to play by then, and they will not be able to accept their hearts and scold the lady.
This Zhao Jiao agreed, in case there was anything to say, it would be ugly.
When resting at night, Cai Dacheng smiled after listening to the reasons of the two, just such a thing, is it worth both of them to stare at him to make an idea?
"Rest assured, there are no taboos! What can you do if you don't play with something as big as a small one? If you are a daddy, you will consider it. ”
got the approval, and with the assistance of Cai Dacheng, he bought three big shops, and the second achievement completely devoted himself to decorating the store.
And Zhao Jiao's main design is the study in the city.
There are a lot of things to build it into a book pavilion suitable for boudoir women.
The busy days always fly quickly, and at the end of the year, it has been a year since they moved to the capital, and their other three shops have also opened their doors at the same time.
The three stores are also full, especially the women's boudoir called 'Yipinge' - it is very popular!
The weather is cold, and the queue in the original nameless study room has become less, but there is never a shortage of readers who come here to read books.
Because of store constraints, supply is always less than demand.
Now that three more stores have suddenly opened, there are more opportunities for readers to choose, and it is no longer difficult to enter the nameless study.
However, it is still a pity that the best shop in the center of the city is actually specially provided to the ladies, and I think that the store is more than worth the loss, what books can the ignorant lady read?
But the reality is eye-popping!
The ladies who had been to the shop were full of praise when they came back, and they all said that it was better to have more time to go than to spend it in the fat shop.
Because my own naughty children not only have fun there, but also learn very quickly.
Because Zhao Jiao separated a seat in the store, a calligraphy and painting room and a reading room were specially prepared for the children.
Tired of reading and writing? It's okay, let's go crazy next door!
When I came back, I was served with hot soup for dim sum, and I continued to read and write after I ran out, and I didn't have to worry about the children not being able to, because there was a special female teacher tutoring there.
Ercheng and Zhao Jiao, at the beginning, they were a lot of painful money, but at this time, they were so happy that they couldn't keep their mouths together, because they had bought a lot of money.
Zhao Jiao was not dishonest, and directly gave Master Cheng a reward - 1,000 taels, and also rewarded a lot of silver for the assistants, and everyone who participated laughed happily.
After entering the lunar month, the emperor announced in advance that the ministers of the fourth rank and above would participate in this year's palace banquet with their dependents, and the time was set for the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month.
It may be that this year's wind and rain are smooth and the people are full, it may be that there is money in the treasury and the bottom of the heart, and Rong Taizu is no longer ashamed to delay until the last moment.
On the way to the palace, Zhao Jiao really hopes that this year's banquet can be passed safely.