Banniang was busy inviting Ah Lan in.

Today's Ah Lan is no longer the thin little girl who fled to their house, seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a bright silver lake blue thin silk jacket, a moon-white horse-faced skirt with a lotus entwined with branches, a black silk gold doufeng, a falling horse bun, and only a white hosta on her head. Hanging eyebrows and eyes, and a different kind of bright and beautiful.

Although he was dusty all the way, his face was tired, but he looked in good spirits, and when he saw Banniang stepping forward and saluting, the joy on his face could not be hidden, and he grinned: "Ah Lan was anxious to see Miss Eight and Miss Cang'er, and he was impatient to rest in the post house, so he rushed overnight, and entered the city early in the morning, thinking that Miss Eight and Miss Cang'er would be in the firm, so he went to the firm first, but he didn't want Lu Da's shopkeeper to say that the ladies were at home, and the slave maid rushed over." ”

"You've worked hard." I haven't seen her for more than a year, how can I see it, Banniang is also very happy, although I want to hear her talk about things at home, but I also know that this girl has been on the road for so many days, she must be very tired, beckoning her to sit, while letting people prepare for washing, and on the other hand, let Xiaolu send breakfast over.

After Ah Lan finished washing up and had breakfast, Banniang asked her about the situation at home first.

"Miss don't worry, everything is fine at home, the little brother of the fifth son's family will already call his father and mother, the two boys of the fourth son and the son of Zijing Gongzi's family, they are also white and fat, and there is a happy event, when the slave maid came to Quanzhou, it was reported that the fifth young grandmother was pregnant again, and the eldest young grandmother was very happy. The old lady of the martial family was also very happy, and I heard that the third lady was in Fuzhou, and she also helped Young Master Zijian talk about family affairs, and she only waited for next year to officially decide on family affairs. ”

The fifth sister-in-law is pregnant, and the happiest thing is the two old men of the Wu family, if they give birth to a boy and send it to the Wu family to raise, it will also be a matter of the Wu family.

Because the fifth sister-in-law and the fifth brother got married, the two families said that after the succession of a son to the martial family as a grandson, the martial family has made a lot of trouble, but the martial family and the Zeng family have married, in recent years, the Zeng family has gradually risen, and there is the reputation of the original century-old famous family there, the martial master is a ruthless person, the martial arts family has been jumping for a few days, seeing that the martial master is iron-hearted, and even cut off the offerings to the clan, this time, many people can't stand it, the martial master saw that the suppression is almost, so he promised benefits and opened a righteous school, repaired the ancestral hall, and promised that if there was a marriage in the martial family, the martial family would pay half of the dowry, and those clansmen saw that he was iron-hearted, if he didn't want to, he wouldn't get anything, but he should respond, and there are these benefits. Master Wu touched the patriarch and a few elders in the clan who could speak, and then stopped.

Banniang heard that the third aunt had set a family affair for Brother Zijian, presumably Brother Zijian must also know, that is, he finally let go of his unmarried and deceased fiancée, and Banniang was also very happy for Zijian. However, because his father had passed away, Zijian was a nephew and should have been filial piety for nine months. It's true that we can only wait for next year.

asked the family about how their health is, Jiulang and Jue'er Gong'er's studies, how Shi Niang and Jiang Lai are now, and the burial of his father's coffin, Ah Lan also answered them one by one.

This was said until noon, and Xiao Lu personally delivered the food.

After lunch, Lu Changan estimated that what they wanted to say was almost finished, and they also returned home from the trading house, and then a few people moved to the study outside to talk.

Yesterday, Lu Changan was naturally clear about the matter in the Li Mansion, and Banniang briefly told Ah Lan again.

Ah Lan said with a smile: "Miss Eight don't worry, our shop business is good this year, if it was last year, it would be a little difficult to draw out 100,000 yuan of cash at once, but now it is not a difficult matter." After receiving the letter from the young lady, the slave maid sent letters to the shops everywhere, and when the shopkeepers and accounts of the shops returned to Nanfeng to discuss matters, the shops came back with cash. Therefore, the slave did not come empty-handed this time. Miss asked the prepared 100,000 yuan, and the slaves and maids brought it over, if there is any need again, let's tighten it ourselves, and we can also make up 30,000 yuan in cash. ”

"You mean, our 100,000 won't affect the normal turnover of the shop?"

Ah Lan smiled: "If you talk about a little impact, it will definitely be impossible. In the next few months, it may be a little difficult to open a new shop, but it will have no impact on the normal operation of the current shop. The reason why the slave maid asked her to raise an extra 30,000 yuan was because she thought of Miss's plan in the capital, and she might be able to use it. It also saves the time when the lady wants to use the money. ”

This Ah Lan is not in vain to cultivate her, but he has a long-term vision, and he knows that he has prepared the funds he needs in advance.

"What's going on over there at Nan Fung right now? What did I say about my last letter to my fifth sister-in-law? ”

"The fifth young grandmother said, not to mention that the money you need in your letter for the shop she married can be taken out, that is, if you don't take advantage of it, the martial arts family, although she is a married girl, she can also afford half of the family, let me tell Miss, but if you need it, just talk to her, the money that Miss Eight wants to use before, the fifth young grandmother is ready. You don't have to worry about Nanfeng's side, she will find a way to do things beautifully. will not embarrass the official office, let alone lose the face of our Zeng family. ”

Banniang smiled, this seems to be the words of the fifth sister-in-law.

There are no worries, and knowing that everything is fine at home, the smile on Banniang's face becomes brighter and brighter.

Ah Lan used this half a day to report all the accounts in the shop this year to Banniang: "...... These are all general ledgers, Miss read them first, and she has a number in her heart. Because I was in a hurry, I didn't bring the ledger of the ledger, and I thought that the young lady would go home after a while, and I would go to see the detailed accounts again. ”

The total accounts, can only see the profit and loss of the year, as for whether there is a problem with the account, but it can not be seen, Banniang probably flipped over, and saw that the profit in the third quarter of this year has been more than 10,000 more than last year, and he is naturally very happy. In the past year, a lot of things have happened, business things, except for the general direction controlled by her, she basically didn't care much about specific affairs. In such a situation, there is still an increase in profits, which shows that Sheraton's team has brought it out.

This is far more than the extra 10,000 yuan of profits, which makes her happy. People are the cornerstone of her entire business empire. If there is no one available, no matter how talented she is, she can only look at the scenery on the other side.

"Good. It's just that this general account can't see which businesses the profit has grown in this year. ”

"Miss Hui's words, Quanzhou's furniture exports and inland wholesale business are relatively stable, that is, the rent of shops and warehouses is also relatively stable, and the growth is more or less fixed, accounting for about one layer of our growth profits, and the other nine layers, three of which are out of the wood wholesale. Twenty percent of the furniture exports overseas and the wholesale of furniture in the mainland. The restaurant also made more profits because there were two before the New Year last year, but it was also very limited, and the rest was mainly on our own wood shop, accounting for about forty percent. ”

Banniang has a number in her heart. Then he asked Ah Lan again, in addition to the approximate proportion of these industries, how much the original shop has grown, and how much has the profit brought by the new market. Ah Lan also reported it clearly.

With this reply, Banniang has an intuitive and clear understanding of her business profits and losses.

After thinking about it for a while, he smiled and asked Ah Lan, Lu Changan and Cang'er: "If you look at this profit distribution, what do you think our business should focus on next year?" ”

Ah Lan glanced at Lu Changan, then he grinned and said: "I know that Miss is going to test us, this matter, I will discuss it with Lu Dachang every time we take account, but the slave maid thought, it is better to listen to Miss Cang'er's opinion first." ”

Cang'er laughed and scolded: "You girl, it's getting worse and worse, what's the matter?" Think you can stump me? ”

"Don't dare, don't dare," Ah Lan hurriedly waved his hand, but there was a smile on his face, "It's just that Miss Cang'er is with Miss Eight every day, and she has seen it in the capital, which can be compared with a slave?" The slave maid is also afraid of saying something wrong, and wants to learn a little from Miss Cang'er, after listening to Miss Cang'er, the slave and maid below can also make up for some mistakes, not too many mistakes, and call Miss Eight to scold. ”

Cang Er snorted: "It's nothing that you are modest, didn't you just say that you discussed with Lu Da's shopkeeper?" What you said also bypassed Lu Da's shopkeeper, but I accepted your radical method. ”

Next, Cang'er elaborated on his thoughts.

Sheraton's business has been on the rise, although the business of the restaurant is also very profitable, but the energy is limited, it was the business that Banniang dug the first pot of gold to do, her business kingdom plan, the focus is not on this, Cang'er suggested that it is better to put the restaurant alone, let Lu Changan first a reliable person, dedicated to this person management, give him a certain equity, profit and loss at his own risk, the firm will not invest money in the restaurant again, but the account is responsible for the bank. As for the future development, it depends on the profit and loss of the restaurant itself.

The focus of the next year, one is the development of business in the capital, and the other is to inspect the market of various state capitals across the country and open new wood shops. The third is the expansion of the timber business.

After listening to Cang'er, Banniang did not express her position, but only looked at Lu Changan and A Lan. I saw Ah Lan's depressed face: "What I thought with the shopkeeper Lu Da was told by Miss Cang'er, but what else do we say?" ”

Lu Changan smiled and said: "Miss Ah Lan don't have to be discouraged, let's discuss, isn't there still something that Miss Cang'er hasn't said?" ”

A Lan's apricot eyes lit up, clapped his hands and smiled: "Yes, yes, no matter how well Miss Cang'er thinks, it may not be all, it can be seen that people say that there are three stinkers, and one Zhuge Liang is the top, this is true, although Miss Cang'er said what we thought, but the slave maid and Lu Da's shopkeeper are two people, which is a little more than Miss Cang'er thinks." ”

"Don't sell your mouth, but tell me, what else have you come up with?" Banniang nodded Ah Lan's head and scolded with a smile.

"Miss, don't scold the slave maid, the slave maid just said, in fact, it's simple, the slave maid and Lu Da's shopkeeper think that we should buy some real estate."

Banniang nodded secretly.

Or a few years ago the family put some land, but in the past few years have not bought a field, in this era of farming, the richer the family, the more persistent the field.

But there's nothing wrong with that.

There are losses and profits in business, there is no 100 days of prosperity, no matter how big the business, no matter how prominent the family, there will be a day of failure. In particular, the merchants of their business, in this era when commerce was not valued and protected, and the status of merchants was significantly lower than that of the official class and even the agricultural class, there were many things that fell overnight.

She is not alone, she still has the Zeng family behind her, it is her support, and it is also the motivation and purpose of all her efforts. Therefore, it is her top priority to avoid all unexpected situations as much as possible and ensure the stability and prosperity of her family's life to the greatest extent.

And buying a large amount of land and real estate is one of the safest and most effective ways in this uninsured time and space.

Moreover, if the Great Song Dynasty is peaceful and the country is safe, the real estate is a fixed asset that will increase in value for a long time.

Even if the country is in turmoil in the future, if there is land, you will not starve to death.

Although she didn't know the history, she also knew that even if Meng Yuan later captured the Great Song Dynasty, the south had always been a rich place and had not been sacked by war. Their Zeng family is also a big family rooted in Jiangxi, and they have land, which can guarantee not only the prosperity of their own family, but also the prosperity of the entire family.

Not to mention anything else, Fan Xiwen's Fan Yizhuang has existed for nearly a thousand years, until the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, and it is still the foundation of the existence of the Fan family.

And at this time, Fan's Yizhuang already exists, there is experience from predecessors, and she is far more rich than Fan Gong, others can do it, why can't she do it?

What's more, Lu Qiqi told her that the Zeng family was not as prominent as it is today in the next few dynasties, but it was also talented. Whether it is in her past life or present life, her surname is Zeng, and she is a member of the Zeng family, so why not do her part for this family that has existed for hundreds of years and will exist forever?

She is no longer the Zeng Yunshan in her previous life. Having lived in this era when the family is above all else, enjoying the glory of the Zeng family and getting all possible conveniences, she, like all the ancients, has a deep affection for the family, and is willing to make her best contribution to this surname.

And Zeng's family is good, and her family will be better.

Although in the past few years, we have run a school of righteousness and set up sacrificial fields, but these are far from enough. She could have done so much more.

The first step is to buy more land.

"Lu Changan, what do you think?" Banniang looked at Lu Changan with a solemn expression and asked.