Even if the old lady likes Master Zheng's paintings in her heart, what is a painting in front of the prosperity of the Mei family and the last wish of the Mei family.

The gift given by Mei Chengan was really sent to Mrs. Mei's heart.

Mei Yongxin listened to the words of the people around him, and his originally proud face instantly wilted, especially listening to Zhu Qianxue, he looked at Mei Chengan with a look of adoration and said, "Cousin Cheng'an, I know!" I know that you are the best, no matter how difficult the business is, as long as it is in your hands, you will definitely be able to do it well. ”

The sweeter Zhu Qianxue praised, the more angry Mei Yongxin became.

Damn, he shouldn't have thought that Mei Chengan, an old fox, a person with such a deep heart, could not have calculated those and carefully prepared all this, just to embarrass himself.

Okay, he's Mei Cheng'an, isn't it because the old lady values him and gives him the opportunity to do this business, if it comes to his own hands, he can't take it down, but he will never get the opportunity to perform like this, but because of the identity of a concubine, he will never get it.

Hateful!

Mei Yongxin thought about it, snorted coldly and sat down, "Big brother is really capable, he is in Tang County, but he can negotiate the business in Kyoto." ”

"Focus more on business than how to please, I think the second brother can be the same as me."

"You!" Mei Cheng'an's words are not euphemistic, and the mockery can be heard by everyone present.

How can Mei Yongxin's face be hanged, but in this matter, he just has the upper hand, even if he is angry in his heart, he can only flick his sleeves and can't show anything.

"The eldest brother has learned that the second brother will keep the words in his heart, but the eldest brother, sometimes it is a good thing to look far ahead, but if you sometimes ignore the things in front of you in order to see far, I'm afraid it will be a bit of a loss of heart."

"What does the second brother say, why don't you make it clearer?"

"Don't worry, when the heads of all places hand over the year-end account books, I think my grandmother will understand what I mean."

Mei Yongxin is tense, he has lost Mei Chengan many times, and the gift he gave is just a foreplay, this time he prepared carefully, and he must lose Mei Chengan clearly.

Every year, the directors of the various pharmacies under the Mei family come to the Mei family in the evening to submit the account book to clear the profits and losses of the year, and obey the personnel arrangements for the coming year.

This year is no exception.

When the time came, the directors of the various pharmacies were already waiting in the reception hall, and the old lady rarely looked at these accounts in Pingsuli, if there was really any major matter that needed to be handled, Mei Chengan would come to talk to her in detail, but at the end of the year, the old lady naturally had to be present.

The accounts of each family were put together, and the old lady looked at it in detail, and her eyebrows slowly changed, "A few shops on this East Street, in the months at the end of the year, the harvest has risen well, I remember that Yongxin is in charge of it." ”

"It's Grandmother." The topic finally came to Mei Yongxin, and Mei Yongxin's eyebrows rose a lot, "I am younger than my eldest brother, and I came into contact with the business of the shop later, and my grandmother only gave a few shops on East Street." But the grandson didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, and the diligence finally lived up to his grandmother's expectations, and in the past few months, the business of those shops can be regarded as being able to come to the table. ”

"The second young master is too modest." The shopkeeper of one of the shops on East Street stood up and said loudly, "The eldest young master has been working hard for these shops these days, and we are all watching it. Originally, I only knew that the eldest young master was good at business and managed the Mei family's pharmacy in an orderly manner, but I didn't expect that the second young master was better than the eldest young master, and now the business of our family is better than the shop in the hands of the eldest young master for the first time, these are the results of the second young master's hard work, don't you say? ”

"Yes, yes, the two young masters of the Mei family are equal, and Mrs. Mei is really a blessing."

For a while, several shopkeepers in the hall stood up and praised one after another.

On the surface, it is flattery, but Mei Chengan can hear it, but there is a secret meaning in this flattery.

Every sentence is inseparable from comparing Mei Yongxin with himself, saying that everything is equal and what is surpassing, but he is telling his grandmother openly and secretly that the two young masters of the Mei family are equally capable, but Mei Yongxin has lost a lot of opportunities compared to him.

Mei Chengan secretly lowered his chin and chuckled.

Mei Yongxin also has some skills, he came into contact with the Mei family's business late, and the business he got was not more than Erer, and most of them were in remote places outside Tang County. This time, he was seriously ill at the beginning of the year, and he was in a coma for several days and almost couldn't see the light of day, so Mei Yongxin had the opportunity to get in touch with the business of the county.

It didn't even take a year, but Mei Yongxin was able to win over the hearts of the shopkeepers on East Street, and let them speak for him like this in this hall, which took a lot of effort.

It's a pity that his work is spent on these crooked ways, if he really focuses on doing business well, instead of thinking about taking these shortcuts, I'm afraid his situation will not be like now.

But I have to say that the words of these subordinates are still useful to the old lady.

As the eldest son, the old lady originally valued him a little more, but in the final analysis, what the old lady valued more in her heart was the business of the entire Mei family.

The capable prevail, it has always been the case everywhere, and in the heart of the old lady is no exception.

Her expression changed slightly, and she put down the account book in hand, "Yongxin has been really good this year, and it has taken a lot of effort for the Mei family." Now he is just managing a few small shops on East Street, and it is indeed a little buried in his talent, I think if you are not tired of Yongxin, you can also dial a few shops in the coming year, you try to manage it. Now that you're older, it's time to think about sharing the burden for your eldest brother. ”

The old lady let go like this, and Mei Yongxin's expression lit up. He has done so many articles, just for such a result, he can slowly have his own forces and be able to fight against Mei Chengan. Now his efforts have not been in vain.

Mei Yongxin immediately knelt down, "Yes, grandmother, grandson must be exhausted!" ”

"Get up." Old Lady Mei raised her hand, "You and Cheng'an are both sons of the Mei family, but don't let down the Mei family's expectations of you." ”

"My grandson remembers."

Mei Yongxin obediently got up with a smug face, and Mrs. Mei looked at Mei Cheng'an on the side again, "Cheng'an, this time has indeed been hard for you, and you will continue to take over business matters at the beginning of your serious illness, can your body still survive?" ”

"If you go back to your grandmother, your grandson will be fine."

"Okay." Old Mrs. Mei's expression faded, "You have always been sensible and steady, I believe that you can also weigh these things clearly, and I don't want to say more." However, Cheng'an, your brother is now familiar with a lot of things in this business, if there is anything you can't take into account, you can hand it over to your brother and let him share some of it for you, and you can also help him more, so that he can get started as soon as possible, so that there will be no other mistakes. ”

"My grandson knows." Mei Chengxin understood that the old lady also had other meanings hidden in these words.

He didn't need to read the account book sent at the end of the year to understand, Mei Yongxin put in a lot of effort, and the interests of several shops on East Street have increased a lot, and he has chased after the pharmacy on hand that is much better than the shop on East Street.

Compared with these two phases, the old lady naturally has a little gap in her heart. She has always valued herself the most, but now that she is in a good place, it is not as good as Mei Yong's newbie's weaker shop, so she will naturally have some doubts about his ability.

These words are just trying to put some pressure on him.

Mei Cheng'an responded, and when he raised his head again, his eyes sank, "It's just grandmother, it's really a good thing that someone has to share more of the things in the shop." When the second brother's way of doing business, I am afraid that my grandson will not dare to compliment, so I would like to ask my grandmother a question, is this business more important than the immediate interests, or the reputation of the Mei family, and the signboard of the pharmacy? ”

"Naturally, reputation matters, our Mei family has been in business for generations, and we have been teaching you this way since we were young." Old Lady Mei's brows furrowed, "What do you mean by that?" ”

"Doesn't grandmother understand?" Mei Cheng'an put his hands behind his back, "The medicinal herb business in Tang County has been formed for so many years, and the harvest in and out of this business is also mostly fixed, and there will not be too many changes." And this year, there are no natural disasters such as floods, droughts, plague epidemics, and no natural disasters such as recruiting troops, buying horses, marching and fighting, why have there been so many changes in business in a short period of time, and the reason for this, has my grandmother ever thought about it? ”

"This ......" Mrs. Mei has also been in the mall for a long time, and she didn't think about it before, but now Mei Cheng'an is a little bit, and she understands a little bit in her heart, and then picks up the account book she just put on and flips through it carefully.

Mei Cheng'an's words continued to ring aside, "Grandmother can take a closer look, in previous years, the most sold medicines in the account books of East Street were all small medicines used to treat colds and falls and injuries. In particular, the terrain of East Street is cold and there are many residents, and the demand for such medicinal materials is greater than that of the other place. However, in the account books of recent months this year, the number of such small medicines in Dongjie has been sold much less, but a few medicinal herbs with similar efficacy but mostly used to assist medicine and have higher benefits have been sold a lot. Now, does grandmother understand? ”

Mei Cheng'an's words were almost not put on the surface, and the account book in Mrs. Mei's hand slapped it on the table, her expression condensed a lot, and she looked at Mei Yongxin, "Yongxin, what's going on?" ”