It wasn't dark yet, but the moon was already out.

Hanging high, no wonder there is a poem "I don't know the moon when I am young, and I call it a white jade plate".

The weather is at its most comfortable, not as hot as it is in summer, nor as cold as it is in winter.

Just sit outside, hang the herbs of smoked mosquitoes, and then put chrysanthemum tea and snacks, sit down to enjoy the moon and enjoy the scenery, and the family talks and laughs, which is the best.

Yan Guogong is the happiest at this time, he has many children, all of his talents, the marriage of the eldest son and his daughter-in-law has been settled, Yan Mingxuan is waiting for the release of the list in September, Yan Guogong does not report too many expectations, he took the exam twice at the beginning, Yan Mingxuan's qualifications are mediocre, where can he be admitted once.

Yan Mingxuan has been in the academy for the past few months, and during the exam at the beginning of the month, the Shen family only asked someone to send some things, and he didn't ask after the exam, the Shen family can see that Yan Mingxuan is sixteen this year, and it is best to prepare for another three years.

It is naturally good to pass the test, and there is no big burden if you fail the test.

Yan Mingxuan understands these truths, he just wants to work harder, it is really nothing to fail the exam this time, and he didn't have much expectations, but if he can't take the exam after three years, what should he do?

Sometimes he also envies his fifth sister's good brain, and he can remember it after reading it, but unfortunately he doesn't have such a brain.

So I can only work harder, read more and memorize more, and use stupid methods.

After he got married, he thought a lot, wanted to prop up the lintel of the Yanguo Mansion, protect his younger brothers and sisters, and respect his future wife, all of which required power.

He is the support of his younger brothers and sisters, and if he is bullied in the future, he can protect him.

Instead of finishing the exam and getting married, everything will be fine.

Yan Mingqiao felt that the eldest brother was getting older and older, not very similar to his father, but the third brother was very similar to his father, regardless of his appearance, he could see at a glance that he was father and son.

Yan Mingyu also discovered that Yan Mingze and Yan Guogong are in the same lineage, while Yan Mingxuan was raised by the Shen family, and he has more qualities such as stability and generosity, so it is naturally different.

However, it is estimated that in Yan Mingxuan's heart, Yan Guogong is still the father who stands up to the sky, after all, Yan Guogong has always been good to him.

And Yan Mingye didn't think so, because Yan Guogong always scolded him, and even said that Shen's was not, so he was closer to his grandmother Ning's old Guogong, and when he listened to Yan Guogong's words, he had a bitter face, one ear in and one ear out.

Yan Guogong didn't take office today, and he sat and talked to his sons, all of which were didactic.

Shen sat with his daughters and talked about the fashionable materials and good-looking jewelry in Shengjing City.

Yan Mingyue sat next to Yan Mingqiao, occasionally saying a few words, and listened quietly the rest of the time. Yan Mingru is next to Yan Mingyue, and the house is seated, and they are all pressed first, and then by the eldest and youngest.

Several concubines were also sitting, Xu Xiuxin followed Yu Xiaoniang together, Zheng Xiaoniang and Meng Xiaoniang together, Su Qiaohui sat by herself, just looking at the seats, you could see who was close to whom.

It stands to reason that when the main room speaks, the concubine room can't interject, but Yu Xiaoniang has a good relationship with the main courtyard, and she respects the Shen family very much on weekdays, so she can also interject a few words. She also knows that Xu Xiuxin has no intention of competing for favor, the two are good friends on weekdays, Xu Xiuxin's embroidery is very good, and Yu Xiaoniang wants to make clothes for her grandson, all of which are discussed with her.

And Su Qiaohui looked at this scene and suddenly felt a little deflated, and her heart was panicked, and this feeling came from somehow.

She couldn't understand what Madame said, but the fifth girl knew a lot, Xu Xiuxin talked to Yu Xiaoniang, and even Meng Xiaoniang could have something to talk to Zheng Xiaoniang, so she sat alone.

When it was finally time to eat, Su Qiaohui still had to stand and serve everyone.

The sons and girls in the house don't use cloth vegetables, only the Shen family and Yan Guo share it, and the Shen family asked a few of them to sit down halfway through the meal, and the posture is very good, it is really the lady of the main house of the high gate.

Yan Mingqiao ate Dongpo pork, the specialty dish of the big kitchen, at night, there are many dishes that can't be eaten on weekdays, such as chicken head rice transported from the south, and all kinds of seasonal ingredients, but she has eaten a lot of delicious food recently, and she doesn't use much for dinner.

Chu Zheng didn't recognize his life, sat next to Yan Mingxuan, and didn't have to worry about others when he ate and drank.

After the family banquet, Chu Zheng said goodbye, and after Yan Mingqiao returned to the main courtyard, she asked Lin Xiang to go back first, she found a small bench, sat under the tree and watched the moon for a while.

Today is the day of reunion, many people say that people will go to the sky after death, Yan Mingqiao looked at the stars in the sky above his head, and he didn't know which one was changed by Xiao Niang.

The little lady should be happy to see her like this now.

She has been coming to the main hospital for almost a year, in late September last year.

She will earn more than a thousand taels a month, she reads a lot of books, there are many books on the shelves, there are many jewelry in the jewelry box, and there are many beautiful clothes in the wardrobe.

Her mother was very good to her, and so was her second sister, and she knew many people.

Yan Mingqiao counted in her heart, met her aunt, met Chu Zheng and Chen Jiayuan, and Mr. Fu was more like a father than his father.

Thinking of Yan Guogong, Yan Mingqiao's head drooped again, she didn't like her father very much, but her father was like this to everyone.

Forget it all, everyone treats her very well.

Many people gave her things, all of which were very valuable.

Yan Mingqiao babbled in her heart to the moon for a while, she actually thought about Xiaoniang a little, but she didn't think about it anymore, and she didn't want to cry, this time she was happy, and she wanted to tell Xiaoniang about these things.

Let the little lady see, she has grown up.

I don't know if there is an afterlife, it's better to be a mother and daughter in the next life, and now she wants to be a daughter to her mother.

Ning Xiang came out and saw Yan Mingqiao sitting outside, as if it was already cold today, it was cold at night, how could he sit like this.

She went into the house to get a cloak, and saw Shen winked at her.

Shen shook his head, this child is probably talking to Chen Xiaoniang, on the day of reunion, let her talk a little more.

Chapter 50: Branches

The Mid-Autumn Festival means reunion and missing relatives, Chen Xiaoniang is gone, and Yan Mingqiao doesn't have much time to think of throughout the year.

Just for a moment, still bothering her to do something.

Shen sat by the window, and he could see two bulging buds and a small back. She felt a little bad in her heart, and felt a little sorry for her daughter's years of living in Wutong Garden, when she was in charge of the affairs of the house, and she didn't care about the concubines and daughters in the house, and she didn't like Ming Qiao much.

In the past, Ming Qiao often looked at the moon like this and talked to Chen Xiaoniang.

If Shen asked, Yan Mingqiao would tell the truth no, there were not many times when she thought of Xiao Niang before, and if Mama Li didn't read it, she couldn't remember it, but now she is so happy, so happy that she is not afraid of suddenly taking these back one day.

She is content, so she wants to talk to Xiao Niang more.

She's doing well, and the little lady can rest assured.

Yan Mingqiao sat for about two quarters of an hour, and then went back to the house, sleeping sweetly at night, but she didn't remember anything when she woke up, she thought, I guess I ate a snack in my dream, otherwise how could I feel sweet in my heart.

Such a good mood made Yan Mingqiao not feel tired in class, and came back for three more sessions after one session.

After fifteen, Yan Mingqiao went to class for several days, and on the seventeenth, Yan Mingyu passed the fourteenth birthday, and the mother and daughter celebrated together, prepared a table of good dishes, and then took a birthday cake from Yufangzhai.

Yan Guogong only knew that his daughter had passed her birthday on the second day, and he didn't feel that he couldn't remember that he was incompetent, but blamed Shen for why he didn't tell him, and if he did, wouldn't he just celebrate it.

Shen said: "Where did the junior have a life, the last time Mingqiao passed, I was afraid that Mingyu would make trouble, so I celebrated, and I had a meal together, but it was a trivial matter, so I didn't tell my grandfather." She will be in time for next year's birthday, and she is also a big girl, so where can she celebrate her birthday with her father. ”

Yan Guogong felt that this was also the case, he nodded and said: "After the marriage, it will be time to get married in the next year, and it will be soon." Mingyu's dowry, you should prepare more, don't let outsiders look down on us. ”

Yan Guogong cares about face, but he doesn't want people to think that he sells his daughter.

Shen smiled and said, "Mingyu and Mingqiao have made a lot of money in their own business. ”

It means that you don't have to come out too much.

Shen knew that the more he said this, the more Yan Guogong would have to come out, and he would feel that he was a father, and it was incapable of letting his daughter make money.

There is another reason why Shen said this, the business of the two shops is becoming more and more prosperous, maybe one day it will be better than the business of the Guogong Mansion, and what if Yan Guogong regrets it again.

Yan Guogong still can't look down on their hundreds of taels of silver, no matter how much it can compare to the family business of the Guogong Mansion? "They keep the flowers they earn and buy more clothes and jewelry. The dowry should be prepared in the house, and you should prepare more, at least twice as much as Mingjing's. ”

When the concubine is out of the cabinet, the dowry is twice as small as that of the concubine.

Yan Mingyu got married, as well as the Shen family and the old lady, the dowry is not as good as the dowry, and it is not a lot.

It's enough for her to eat and drink in Zhenbei Hou's Mansion without worrying.

Shen also thought that after Mingyu got married, he didn't necessarily have children, although it was said that having his own children was a reliance, but Chu Zheng had also seen it many times, he was a sincere child, and he also had filial piety.

Even if you don't have children, it's not bad to have Chu Zheng to send off the elderly.

It's a lot of trouble to have a child, and I don't know what it's like when I grow up, so it's hard work to raise a child. Sometimes I feel that what Mingyu says is out of tune, but it's not all unreasonable.

In Yan Guogong's heart, face is important, although he is married to the Hou Mansion of Zhenbei, he still has to prepare what he should prepare.

Sometimes Yan Guogong is unreliable, but sometimes, he can carry it clearly.

The two talked about the Guogong Mansion for a while, and the Shen family had to discuss with Yan Guogong on major matters, Yan Guogong went out to drink at night, was a little drunk, talked for a while, and soon fell asleep.

Shen gave his children many benefits, and they slept contentedly.

When Yan Mingqiao was on vacation at the nineteenth, she and Yan Mingyu went to Yufangzhai.

The Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, and the dim sum shops don't sell mooncakes anymore, and the two want to see how the mooncakes sell and how much money they can make.

The carriage drove to Yufangzhai, there was still a short way away, Yan Mingqiao smelled the sweet snack, Yan Mingyu had thought about opening a supermarket and opening a cake shop before, but it was really opened, and she didn't eat it every day, after all, she still had roast duck and barbecue to eat.

Let's go to Yufangzhai first, and go to eat roast duck at noon, I haven't eaten it for a long time, and I think about it a little.

Soon, the carriage stopped at the back door of Yufangzhai, and the two got out of the car, and the coachman was waiting outside. After entering the door is the backyard, the yard is very clean, there is a well on the side of the yard, the guy is fetching water, seeing the two owners, he is overjoyed, and shouts: "The owner is coming!" Shopkeeper, the proprietor is here! ”

This voice can be heard from the front.

Yan Mingqiao felt that the Mid-Autumn Festival business must be very good, otherwise the guys would not be so happy, and they would not have called the shopkeeper out like this.

Shopkeeper Liu quickly trotted over from the front, with the same happy face, "The owner is here, sit in the first room, sit first." ”

Shopkeeper Liu lives in the shop on weekdays, and the side room next to him is reserved for hospitality, with tables and chairs, and the guy has the eyesight, so he immediately ran to get snacks and tea.

Shopkeeper Liu asked the two of them to enter the house and go to get the account book himself, the account book was locked in the cabinet in his room, and only he had the key.

After taking the account book, he handed it directly to Yan Mingqiao, and then he exhaled and sat down, "The owner will take a look at this month's account first, and the moon cakes and other snacks are not recorded separately." There were also six copies that were sold out of town, and they did not come back. ”

Yan Mingqiao looked through the account book and quickly calculated how much profit there was in his mind.

When he was counting, the guy served tea and snacks, and the snacks were from Yufangzhai, and Yan Mingqiao couldn't help but eat a small piece.

According to the account book, the profit from selling moon cakes alone is 12,300 taels, and the profit of moon cakes is more, and the bulk ones are only about 50% or 60%, and the profits of boxed ones are even higher, and they can be 70%.

According to what the shopkeeper said, there are still those that have been sold outside and have not come back, so let's increase the profit to 15,000 taels.

Yan Mingqiao didn't have any expression on her face when she was doing arithmetic, but she was already stunned in her heart, she felt that earning more than five thousand taels would be up to the sky, ten thousand taels, how much does it cost.

In exchange for silver, that's a lot of silver.

Shopkeeper Liu said: "I've been busy for a while, so I hired eight short-term workers, but they do simple work, don't go into the kitchen, don't worry about revealing the secret recipe." ”

Otherwise, pointing to the five dim sum masters in the shop to bake, it will have to be done day and night.

Money has to be earned, and people have to take care of themselves.

But even if someone helps, it's not light, and one person took turns to rest for two days in the first two days, and I also told the owner about it.

"Other dim sum is not doing well these days, and mooncakes are selling the most. By the end of the month, the profit is estimated to be 16,000 taels. The shopkeeper's mouth was a little dry, and he drank a large cup of tea, and after drinking it, he said: "The profit is more than ten times higher than before." ”

Yan Mingyu looked at her sister, and Yan Mingqiao nodded heavily, proving that what Shopkeeper Liu said was right.