Chapter Seventy-One: Sunny and Rainy
When Mrs. Yang weighed, Qin Mingyue said, "Sister-in-law still can't trust me? ”
As soon as she said this, Mrs. Yang was embarrassed. She actually really didn't believe Qin Mingyue, who was still a little girl. But not being able to say such things is so offensive.
However, Mrs. Yang was forced by Qin Mingyue like this, but she came up with the decision to manage the family's affairs every day. Isn't it just a matter of more than 10 million taels of silver? If you don't believe that Qin Mingyue will miss this year's maritime trade business, it will be a full three million taels of silver. Moreover, if you don't get enough goods back this year, I'm afraid that those customers at home and abroad who you supply will have to find other partners. That will also have a big impact on business next year.
If you believe Qin Mingyue's, it will be inaccurate to calculate the worst of the situation, resulting in the instability of the ship, and the big deal is that the entire fleet will lose money. That's a matter of ten million taels of silver. Although this number is a bit large, it is not that the Shen family has been rich for so many years, and it is not impossible to afford it. Besides, the Shen family actually doesn't lose money, isn't there still Qin Mingyue who uses future profits as collateral? In this way, the Shen family has no loss at all.
Calculated accurately, this year's maritime trade business will not be delayed, but it is just to give Qin Mingyue a profit of one percent, and a little bit of silver is still not a problem, besides, Originally, Mrs. Yang would give Qin Mingyue thirty percent of the profit for nothing. Now it's only one percent, and Qin Mingyue is still allowed to work, isn't it earned?
Even if it's a loss of money. That can also make Qin Mingyue owe the Shen family a favor, and when Qin Mingyue grows up in the future, she can take more care of the Shen family, wouldn't it be more cost-effective. Before, in order to win over Qin Mingyue, Mrs. Yang also planned to use 30% of the annual profits in the past few years to give her for nothing.
Mrs. Yang calculated, and directly said: "Look at what the little junior sister said, how could I not believe the little junior sister." It's just that this is too troublesome for the little junior sister. If the little sister is really willing to help, then I will write down our route time and so on, and give it to the little sister, and the little sister will help us calculate. ”
Qin Mingyue immediately smiled, she was helped by Mrs. Yang in her previous life, but she never had a chance to repay it, and now she finally has a chance to repay it.
Qin Mingyue was very familiar with the route and ship situation that Mrs. Yang had sealed in a red seal.
He was ready to take his leave and go back to the calculations.
Mrs. Yang naturally retained: "It's better to go back later, and then go back after dinner in our garden in the evening?" I've had people feed them duck soup. ”
Qin Mingyue said with a smile: "I'm not welcome to my sister-in-law." Originally, I wanted to stay for dinner. However, it is already late spring and early summer, and any further delay will affect the fleet's travel. So, this afternoon, I'm going to go back and make some preparations so that I can make a smooth calculation tomorrow. It would take three to seven days. It's not good to be late. By the way, sister-in-law, I have one more thing to ask you. ”
Mrs. Yang hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Qin Mingyue said: "Since the Shen family's fleet is about to prepare to go to sea. Naturally, we will purchase a batch of silk porcelain, tea and other things from our Da Zhou and sell them overseas. I just got a weaving and dyeing workshop, and the first batch of some printed satins came out, all of which are ordinary satins, but the colors are special, can you also let your fleet purchase them. It's not much, that is, three or five hundred horses, let's try the water first, if the market is good, the sister-in-law will naturally purchase it again next year. If it's not good, I'll try to improve it. ”
When Mrs. Yang heard this, she hurriedly said, "Originally, our fleet was going to purchase all kinds of silk. It's all a lot of purchases. However, our Shen family has been in business for so many years, so we naturally have stable suppliers. This year, it has already been purchased. However, the little junior sister does not have much silk, and three or five hundred horses do not occupy much space. You can go back and call the butler to come and talk to our fleet. I will hand over this matter to Liu to inquire about personally. ”
Qin Mingyue was busy thanking.
Then Qin Mingyue said goodbye, Mrs. Yang still wanted to stay, Qin Mingyue insisted on going back early to prepare, and Mrs. Yang couldn't keep it, so she could only send Qin Mingyue out in person.
After sending Qin Mingyue away, Mrs. Yang immediately called Xiao Liu over and asked, "Did I ask you to prepare a gift for your little aunt, did you send it over?" ”
Mrs. Liu immediately said respectfully: "Mother, I have already prepared the gifts you asked me to prepare, and I loaded the car early, and I just went back with my little aunt." ”
Mrs. Yang nodded and asked, "Is there a list?" ”
Liu is a thoughtful person, and after hearing this, he hurriedly took out a thin piece of paper that had been placed in his sleeve before and showed it to Mrs. Yang.
As soon as Mrs. Yang took the paper in her hand, a big maid who was waiting for her took out the tortoiseshell crystal reading glasses purchased from overseas from the purple velvet bag and put them on for Mrs. Yang to wear.
Mrs. Yang took a look at the list, and saw that it read: ten horses of spring silk, a pair of gold hexagonal bottles painted with red ears, a pair of gemstone flowers, a pair of woven gold hairpins, a pair of hibiscus stone seals, a clip of lake pens, two knives of rice paper, a clip of gold emblem ink, and one side of the inkstone.
Shen Xingyi, who was on the side, didn't walk away, but also looked at it and said, "The gift list prepared by my sister-in-law is rich and unfamiliar, it is really good." ”
Liu couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. She has a good relationship with her sister-in-law, and she is naturally very happy to hear her sister-in-law give her kind words in front of her mother-in-law.
Mrs. Yang nodded, put down the gift list and said, "Well, Liu's work is indeed reliable. This is a good gift. It's just that there are some things now that I want to add a few more. ”
"Mei Xiang, you open my treasury and find six high-quality tribute satins, which must be brightly colored. Then take out my pair of gold filigree coral bonsai, as well as a clip and twelve white jade red gold pavilion hairpins newly created for our house in front of the brocade building, well, and my set of ruby heads, the set of eight immortal characters on the platform. A total of hairpins, hairpins, distractions, flat squares, collars, earrings, bracelets and twelve sets of bracelets were also added, and they were also sent to the little sister of the Liguo Mansion together. ”
When Liu and Shen Xingyi heard this, they couldn't help but be stunned. Mei Xiang, the maid on the side, had already gone to prepare.
What did Liu want to say, and see if Xingyi didn't say anything.
Shen Xingyi was much more comfortable in front of his own mother, and asked directly: "Mother, why are you adding so many things?" It's just an ordinary little aunt coming to have a meal, do you need to send so many things? Not to mention anything else, that set of 12-piece ruby heads, I wanted it before, but you haven't given it to me yet. The rubies on the top of the Baochai are all obtained from the South Seas, not only the color is the most positive pigeon blood, but the head is also the size of a bird's egg? Although the gemstones of this set of jewelry are all from our family, the craftsmanship is also very good. If you put it outside, it will be worth at least five or six thousand taels of silver. ”
And with the others, that's a great gift, huh?