Chapter 256: Jiangnan Leng Family
An Sheng didn't see Leng Nanxian go out, and he still stayed at home. However, on weekdays, there were two or three people who talked and dressed noblely and came to the medicine house to ask for a meeting, and discussed some things with Leng Nanxian in the study.
After a few days, he didn't run as diligently.
And all the shops that were in operation suddenly closed their doors, and there was a rumor of changing hands.
And when many people were still waiting and estimating, the store reopened its faΓ§ade and began to renovate, decorate, and change the signboard with great fanfare.
Truckloads of goods entered the city from the south gate of the capital, and the guys who followed the car were dusty.
Many people began to discuss who was so big at the same time, and it was in an orderly manner, and it was obviously an old cadre.
When the firecrackers sounded and the red cloth on the signboard was peeled off, the crowd of people watching was immediately not calm.
The gilded characters in the corner of the signboard turned out to be the signboard of the Leng family, the first family in Jiangnan.
The Leng family started from scratch in the brocade industry, and its unique brocade technology and dyeing skills dominated, and its clothes were all over the world. More than 30 years ago, the Leng family accumulated a century-old foundation, and with diversified operations, it quickly swept most of the south of the Yangtze River, with a tide of wealth, dominating one side, and reaching its peak.
It's just that prosperity must decline, and its prosperity is just a snap of a finger. More than ten years ago, the Leng family could not escape such a historical law, after repeated changes, the head of the Leng family was disheartened and had no intention of taking care of business, thus gradually declining.
There are many people in the world who fall into the well, and the people in the Leng family are jealous of this family business, and they attack in groups, causing the Leng family to fall apart overnight. A huge Jiangnan family has completely declined, although many shops are still playing the sign of the Leng family, making money every day, but I heard that it has long changed hands and changed owners. Therefore, the first family in Jiangnan is afraid that it has already existed in name only.
coldly, the Leng family suddenly ran to the capital to set up another portal, which naturally caused a lot of commotion.
And more, excited, are the nobles and ladies in the capital.
The brocade of the Leng family is extraordinary, not only beautiful, but also face-saving. In the past, I couldn't ask for it, and I had to entrust people who went south to bring it back thousands of miles away.
Therefore, the news spread, and the shops dealing in silk and ready-to-wear immediately became crowded with guests and lively.
In addition, several tea shops, jewelry and fat powder shops have also been driven together and operated in tandem.
An Sheng passed through those shops, and he was also a little greedy.
She understood that these early investments cost a lot of money, and when she asked Leng Nanxian, Leng Nanxian only said that it was the turnover silver taels in the original store, and the goods were all owed on credit.
And she couldn't hold back her curiosity about the red and willow green goods on the shelves, and often asked sideways.
Leng Nanxian finally got impatient and dragged her into the store.
"Which one do you like, buy it and give it to you."
An Sheng immediately felt wronged, this is obviously his own shop, he is the boss here, why should he pay money for choosing one or two pieces of clothing?
Thinking about it again, he felt stupid again, Leng Nanxian took out his pocket, earned two clothes for nothing, and the silver would fall into his pocket when he turned around, why not?
She quickly figured it out, then turned her face to look at the satin and ready-to-wear shelves.
At this glance, I felt dazzled and amazed.
As a young lady of the official family, she is not uninformed, and she has seen a lot of all kinds of bright satins and lifelike embroidery, so she will not make a fuss. However, these satins, whether it is silk yarn, or Luo Qi, brocade, the color is brilliant, the texture is delicate, the flowers are different colors, from different angles, the colors of the flowers on the embroidery are different, like a gorgeous and brilliant sunset.
Looking at the past in the same way, overwhelming, all admired, everything can't be put down, where do you know how to choose?
It's no wonder that customers keep flowing.
Leng Nanxian took her, walked straight to the side of the counter, pointed to a Luo skirt hanging on the top, and instructed the guy: "Take that Luo skirt and try it with this girl." β
"This guest officer has a good eye, this is the treasure of the town store in our store, flowing smoke and clouds."
The guy answered skillfully, glanced at Leng Nanxian, probably knew the fabric of his robe, knew that he was a real buyer and connoisseur, and smiled more and more attentively. Just after a brief look at An Sheng, he took out the key and opened the suitcase on the side, and carefully took out a set of Luo skirts.
"There's a fitting room on this side, let the girl in the store take you to try it."
An Sheng looked at the Luo skirt carefully, although it was a winter coat, there was no sense of heaviness, on the contrary, the fabric was light and soft, and the Luo skirt was fluttering, with a kind of flowing wind.
The color of this skirt fabric gradually changes, from light to deep, it is really like a wisp of smoke. At the hem, the extremely delicate embroiderer embroiders a few strokes of the smoke and rain in the south of the Yangtze River, without gold and silver embellishment, pure and natural, but everywhere is elegant and elegant.
An Sheng knew that it was worth a lot of money when he saw it, and when he glanced at Leng Nanxian, he couldn't bear to let him spend so much, so he shook his head gently.
Leng Nanxian's face did not change color, and he stretched out his hand and pointed to the fox Qiu Dayu on the side: "With this Daqi, otherwise it will be cold." β
The guy happily took it off and handed it to the girl standing on the side, and the girl raised her hand: "This girl, please inside, right?" β
Leng Nanxian smiled slightly: "Go ahead." β
An Shengwei really liked this Luo skirt, gritted his teeth, followed into the changing room, let the little girl wait, and after squirming for a long time, after wearing it, he walked out shyly and timidly.
"Master." She shouted timidly, a little nervous.
Leng Nanxian was standing with his back to him, and when he heard the voice, he turned around, and was stunned for a moment.
An Sheng was naΓ―ve, small and exquisite, and was originally a little worried, this Luo skirt was too light and elegant, not suitable for her, but when she wore it, she outlined her spirituality to the fullest.
When others dress, it is the clothes that set off the master, but Ansheng is the person who sets off the clothes.
Jiangnan in the smoke and rain, because of her reflection, is also very smart and vivid.
Da Yu is a little bulky, but noble, his Ansheng, at this time faded away from the youth, the whole person is like being reborn, slowly blooming in front of him.
The guys in the store praised each other: "It's so smart, it's just extraordinary." β
An Sheng flashed his eyes nervously, just looked at Leng Nanxian intently, with nervousness: "Isn't it good-looking?" β
Leng Nanxian slowly hooked his lips: "It's barely okay, this dress is good-looking, it covers up its ugliness, and it makes people look a lot better." β
An Sheng snorted lightly: "If you feel sorry for the silver, it's fine." β
Leng Nanxian chuckled hoarsely and instructed the guys: "The ones I picked up for the right time are also wrapped up and sent to the car outside." β
The guy excitedly responded and turned to get busy.
An Sheng quietly asked, "How much silver do you want?" Surely it's worth a lot, right? β
Leng Nanxian said in a low voice: "Even if it is sky-high, it will not flow into the fields of outsiders." β
An Sheng pursed his lips and smiled: "I just want to calculate how much I earned today." β
Leng Nanxian took out the silver ticket from his bosom, handed it to the buddy, and didn't look at it.
"You can't spend money like this if you have money." An Sheng taught seriously: "Master sits and eats empty, and he must learn to open sources and reduce expenditure." β
Leng Nanxian's eyes flickered as she looked at her, and before she could speak, she heard an exclamation behind her: "An Sheng? β
An Sheng raised his face, and saw that it was his uncle Qin Huaiyuan and his aunt Qian. It's a coincidence that I met them here.
Qian stepped forward in two steps, and praised An Sheng in a sigh: "If it is really the eighteen changes of the female university, I haven't seen you for a few days, and my aunt can't recognize you when she sees you." Look at this outfit, even if it is a relative of the emperor, you will be red-eyed. β
She turned to the guy and asked, "How much does this dress cost?" β
The guy said without thinking: "One thousand six hundred taels." β
"What?" Qian's eyes widened: "One thousand six hundred taels? I'm going to buy a dozen cars of silk for me. Niece this is developed? β
An Sheng also felt stunned when he heard it, but he didn't expect it to cost so much, and said curtly: "I'll try it, I can't afford it." β
Then he immediately changed the subject and asked curiously, "What are you doing here?" Is it difficult to buy silk and satin? Isn't there a lot of shop at home? β
Qian squeezed his eyebrows at her, then turned his back to the guy in the store and lowered his voice: "Be quieter, don't be heard, this is a big taboo, peers are enemies." β
An Sheng was speechless and looked at Qin Huaiyuan inquiringly.
Qin Huaiyuan rubbed his palms awkwardly: "No, after this shop opened, it almost robbed most of the silk business in Beijing." Our business has plummeted, and no one has come in for a few days. If it goes on like this, sooner or later it will be a dead end. So, the two of us thought about it, and came here to quietly see where the goods were coming from, and we could be flexible. β
An Sheng was even more embarrassed when he heard this, but he didn't expect his own shop to rob his uncle's business. This made her a little unbearable.
glanced at Leng Nanxian, I wanted to help one or two, but I was afraid that Qian's mouth would not have a doorkeeper, in case the news leaked again. Being known by the Xue family, he must be in trouble if he makes a ghost out of it.
Leng Nanxian seemed to see through her thoughts at a glance, thought for a while, and then said: "These brocade cloths are all transported from Jiangnan, but there are none in the capital. β
Qin Huaiyuan had seen Leng Nanxian from afar when Xia Yuan was out on business, and nodded: "I didn't expect that Doctor Leng still knew about these brocades. I have also seen it in the north and south, and I can see it at a glance, they are all the goods of the time-honored brand of the cold family in Jiangnan. There is no such craft anywhere else. β
An Sheng was sensitive to the word "Leng family", and couldn't help but raise his eyes and glance at Leng Nanxian.
Leng Nanxian's face was calm and waveless: "Yes, exactly." β
Qin Huaiyuan sighed lightly: "I didn't expect that the Leng family would also do business in the capital." Business is not easy to do in the first place, and now that the Leng family has a piece of the pie, I am afraid it will be even more difficult. β
"The big waves wash the sand, the survival of the fittest, it was originally so cruel."