She has been worrying about her mother and sister-in-law at most for a while, and she is in charge of the shop in the house, and she has not taken care of anything else.

If she wants to say that she can ask Mr. Fu for the hospital test, she can help a little, but she can't do anything about the township test. The brothers took the exam, and Yan Mingqiao couldn't help much, at most she prepared some food and tea to make them more comfortable learning.

In fact, Yan Ming Qiaoman has also studied for three years, and Mr. Fu's class is just one session every day, although he reads a lot of books and remembers quickly, but he does not read according to the imperial examination.

It's not like they just read and don't care about anything else, so there's nothing they can do.

If he could really help a few brothers pass the exam, Yan Mingqiao felt that he didn't have to do business, and went directly to be the examiner to produce the papers. When the time comes, there will be a bunch of people who want to recognize her as a teacher, and that's amazing.

Since she couldn't help, Yan Mingqiao simply ignored this matter, and in addition to attending classes every day, she was building momentum for Kong Mingdang, and she planned to take advantage of the opportunity of Qiu Yu to earn more silver.

Before the Qixi Festival, Kong Ming lanterns were sold a lot, and those who put river lanterns went to put Kong Ming lanterns, and the Kong Ming lanterns in Shengjing, Lanzhou and other places added up, almost returning to their roots.

There are still 60% of Kong Ming lanterns left, about 50,000 pieces, waiting for the autumn and Mid-Autumn Festival, not worrying about not being able to sell.

August 15 is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the 16th Autumn Festival.

But if you put this silver into it to make lanterns, then there will be more Kong Ming lanterns to sell during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Now faced with two choices, either take the silver and keep it and wait to see how the Mid-Autumn Festival business goes, or be bold and maybe make more money.

Yan Mingyue listened to her sister, Gu Mian is newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, she said tentatively: "Why don't you throw it all in?" ”

Yan Mingqiao said: "Now to make Kong Ming lanterns, you have to pay four cents a lamp, and the vendors see that the Qixi Festival is easy to sell, and it is estimated that they want to wait for the Mid-Autumn Festival to make a profit." If we make lamps again, we can't keep the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the gimmick of the Autumn Festival will be sold out, I think the price of the Mid-Autumn Festival lamp must be pressed down, and it may not be sold out, and it will definitely be smashed in the hand. ”

Scarcity is expensive, and if there are too many things, they are not worth much.

I all know the Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival, where can I still sell it for 20 yuan a lamp if I really leave it for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

They hoard a lot of lights, so they have to work hard before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Yan Mingqiao estimates that many lamps can't be sold, and the price is not as good as the purchase price, so there will be no Kong Ming lanterns on the market in the coming year.

In fact, what is earned is the difference in price, and whoever is the first to do it will make money.

The silver was poured in again, and from mid-July onwards, the Kong Ming lanterns were almost out of stock.

There are many candidates in the Vietnamese Dynasty, and there are more family members, and some are eager to light several lamps to pray for them.

Because Kong Ming lanterns can fly into the sky when they are lit, and they are papier-mâché, it is the end of summer and early autumn, the wind is strong, and Yan Mingqiao is also afraid that the lantern will fly into the air and fall into the air. Although it has nothing to do with her about the things she sells, she just wants to make money, but she doesn't want to hurt nature, and she still wants to accumulate virtue for her brother.

Therefore, when the people below sell lamps, they will say a word, pray for blessings and make wishes by the water, so that the gods can hear.

Vendors selling Kong Ming lanterns all over the country sell them by the river, and they put them by the river.

Regardless of Yan Mingqiao, the closer to the Mid-Autumn Festival, the more people sell lights, and on the bank of the moat, there is a shop selling Kong Ming lanterns every few steps.

In order to let people buy from their own stalls, each family began to lower the price, from 20 yuan to 15 yuan each, then to 10 yuan and 5 yuan, and finally to 3 yuan and 2 yuan each.

As soon as there are many things, I don't think it's unusual, and some people look at the lotus lantern rabbit lamp.

Fortunately, Yan Mingqiao was sold early, not only in Shengjing, although the price was inevitably reduced in the last few days, but it was still profitable, even if the profit was only two or three yuan.

But Gu Mian listened to the maid say that the price of Kong Ming lanterns outside dropped again and again, and she panicked very much, for fear that she would not be able to sell it. Sometimes it was Kong Ming lanterns in her dreams, she and Ming Qiao held their heads in pain, and begged passers-by to buy lamps, but Gu Yan bought two.

I woke up from the dream and was still sad, but fortunately, the dream was the opposite, and I sold it all.

Their lanterns were sold out on the tenth day of the eighth month, fifteen points of red, Yan Mingqiao said, in the future, they can still do this kind of business, three or four months long, one or two months short, and run away when they can finish it.

Gu Mian threw in one hundred taels of silver and divided four hundred and twenty taels.

Yan Mingqiao and Yan Mingyue took more silver, and they also shared more silver, more than 800 taels per person. In fact, if it was sold out later, it wouldn't have made so much money.

It is also a good time to catch up, and now the price of Kong Ming lanterns is very low, and it is estimated that many people who follow the trend and sell lamps have lost money. There are even more people who are pressed with a lot of lanterns, and I don't know when they will be sold out.

And everyone put lights by the river, but nothing happened, but there were also those who bought lamps and put them outside the city, and they didn't catch fire, but because every household used lamps and fires, they were always careful, but fortunately nothing major happened.

This amount of silver is not much for Yan Mingqiao, but for Yan Mingyue and Gu Mian, it is really a lot.

Yan Mingyue also invested in the tea business, with a share of more than 300 taels of silver every month, and this business has been in business for more than two years, and she has saved nearly 8,000 taels of silver, plus these more than 800 taels, it is already a lot. She got married at the end of August, and the Guogong Mansion will also prepare the home, which is a very rich dowry in Shengjing.

Not compared with the second sister, but definitely more than Yan Mingjing.

In fact, as long as you don't always stare at other people's days, you can be very content.

She will not come when she marries Meng Xiaoniang, Mingyun is at Xu Xiaoniang's place, and she will be Xu Xiaoniang's biological daughter in the future, and the sisterhood will become weaker and weaker.

In fact, Yan Mingyue still has regrets in her heart, she went to Zhuangzi to see Xiao Niang a few days ago, she is not doing well, and she has been inquiring about Yan Mingze. If they had kept to themselves, they would have been very harmonious now.

My father likes it, my brother is smart and motivated, and my mother won't be embarrassed even if she doesn't like it, but it's a pity that she doesn't have a chance to do it again.

And Gu Mian was really stunned, although half of this silver had to be distributed to Gu Yan, but what about so much silver. She took the silver to the main courtyard to show her mother and brother, and let them see the money that Ming Qiao made with her, and it happened to be divided by the way for a while.

Mrs. Gu was also surprised, she was born in a scholarly family, and the housekeeper was barely strong, but she didn't have the talent to run a shop, and after seeing so much money, she said sincerely: "This little lady of the Yan family is really capable." ”

Gu Yan nodded, and Gu Mian followed closely and said, "Yes, yes, Ming Qiao is really powerful." Let's divide the money, and I won't take advantage of you. ”

At the beginning, her mother gave her twenty taels of silver, and her brother gave her fifty taels, so she could leave this silver...... Thirty taels of her can be divided...... Can divide ......

Gu Yan: "My joint interest is two hundred and ten taels. Mother gave you twenty taels at the beginning, and you have one hundred and twenty-six taels left. ”

Gu Mian trusted her brother, she didn't forget it directly, and said, "That's right! Brother, it's yours. ”

Two silver tickets of one hundred taels plus one of ten taels.

Mrs. Gu didn't ask for it, what she gave to her daughter was for her daughter, she said: "You two little sisters together, Ming Qiao will take you to make money, you should express it." Whether it's a return invitation or a gift, it's good to do your best. She may not lack these, but you should be prepared. ”

These things should be her mother's reminder.

The daughter of the Yan family is really well-raised, she understands business but is not a philistine, and I heard that reading is also good.

Gu Yan: "That's right. ”

Gu Mian smiled, "I understand." ”

Mrs. Gu: "But you don't have to send it immediately, you can wait for her birthday......"

Gu Mian said: "But Mingqiao's birthday has passed, don't worry, mother, I will think about it carefully, and I will not be reluctant to spend money." ”

Gu Yan took out ten taels, "This time it's because of you that the money you earned, hard money." ”

Gu Mian is not just waiting for the money, she has also been to the workshop, and now she will also make Kong Ming lanterns, and she can also read some account books, Gu Yan gives it to her, then she will take it, this is what she deserves.

"Brother, don't worry, next time there is such a thing, I will still call you, and I hope you will also call me if you have this kind of thing. You marry ......"

Gu Mian wanted to say that he was quite interested in marrying a daughter-in-law, but she knew that Gu Yan wanted to make money by himself, what bookstore, what dried fruits, there were a lot.

Gu Yan coughed and said with a smile: "I know, didn't I think you were young before." ”

Gu Mian forgot what she wanted to say, and she said unconvinced: "Aren't you just one year older than me." ”

"It's two years old according to the number of years," Gu Yan stretched out his hand and compared it to two, "You should learn housekeeping from your mother, you are not young." ”

He didn't compare the two girls, nor did he say anything like letting her learn from Yan Mingqiao, he felt that the two of them were good in their own way.

Yan Mingqiao is very smart, and her sister is also stupid and cute.

Mrs. Gu sneered, "Let's learn from your sister-in-law first, learn from me, I'm afraid I won't be able to learn anything famous." ”

Gu Mian was happy today, and everything should be done, "Okay, I will study hard, mother and brother, then I'll go back first." ”

After Gu Mian left, Mrs. Gu left Gu Yan and said a few words, "Don't pay too much attention to money, although our house is not rich, the money that should be spent is not short." You should focus on your studies and don't let things delay your schoolwork. ”

Gu Yan nodded, "Mother, don't worry, I understand." ”

He is ten years old this year, and he was also admitted to Xiucai this year, and his ranking is not low, he is the third. If he took the test continuously, he would have three or four percent of the certainty, but he didn't take the test. In fact, the name of this precocious wisdom is not good, the world says that wisdom will be hurt, and there is even more such a thing as Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind.

Taifu's Mansion was already in the wind, why did Gu Yan use himself as a target to erect there.

Besides, there are many smart people in this world, and he is not the only one, even if he takes the test, he may not be able to compare with everyone.

It's better to precipitate for a few years, life in the world, there is more than one thing to study, he wants to live happily.

Several children, Mrs. Gu, were not worried, and her eyes were relieved, "Hmm." ”

Gu Yan said again: "I like silver a lot, and I don't want to study hard, don't worry, mother, the money is on the right road, and I won't steal and gamble." ”

Mrs. Gu said: "It's good that you know it in your heart." ”

Gu Yan didn't take the township test, but he could relax for a few days.

This time back to the hometown exam, there are a lot of candidates for the exam, 16 to 18 consecutive exams for three days, it is the time of high autumn air, in the examination room for three days is not stuffy or hot, but three days do not come out, eating, drinking and sleeping are in it, even the toilet is also, even if the body can stand it, the head can not stand it.

Yan Mingye's face turned yellow when he came out of the examination room, and he looked sick, he looked up at the sunset, feeling a little strange.

Looking down at my feet again, I realized that it was really out.

Shen Yuanjing came out of the same examination room, in the spring of this year, Shen Yuanjing took the children's examination in February, and the college examination in March, and he won all the exams, and his ranking does not seem to be low. Only then did Yan Mingye know that Shen Yuanjing was actually quite smart, and in the past, I was afraid that he had to do it as a last resort.

He is only thirteen years old this year, so he took the township exam with him, Yan Mingye sometimes sighed, people are really different, he hopes that Shen Yuanjing can pass the exam. It's just that Shen Yuanjing now lives in Shen Mansion, and he is involved with King An's Mansion, and the emperor's relatives and relatives are not easy for Yan Mingye to get too close.

The two nodded and said hello and left.

Shen Yuanjing got into the carriage of the Shen Mansion, and after the carriage left, the carriage of King An's Mansion also followed. The steward of King An's Mansion has been guarding it for three days. King An has never had children, and now Shen Yuanjing is his heart, plus he has done his homework well, and now, it is King An begging him to go back.

Not to mention making people wait, even if Shen Yuanjing wants the stars in the sky, he will get them.

King An has already lowered his requirements again and again, and without Shen Yuanjing recording it in the name of the princess, he will make him the prince, and even invited Shen Mingzhu's tablet back to the ancestral hall of King An's mansion when Shen Yuanjing did not come back.

But Shen Yuanjing still didn't nod back, Princess An couldn't figure out what he wanted, or maybe she wanted to avenge Zhaoxue for his biological mother, but she had already cleared her grievances...... It's not good, I want her to be killed for a life.

Anyway, in Princess An's opinion, Shen Yuanjing had bad intentions, and he was even more uneasy.

She regretted it, but what she regretted was that she didn't do it cleanly at the beginning, which allowed people to take advantage of the loophole and let this evil obstacle survive.

Yan Mingye watched the carriage of the Shen Mansion walk away, and then withdrew his gaze, he still had to wait for the eldest brother, Yan Mingxuan came out a little later, Gaine had taken the exam once, he was older, although he looked a little tired, but he was still dignified.

Yan Mingxuan saw his younger brother smile, and didn't ask him how he did in the exam, "Let's go, let's go home." ”

There were a lot of carriages outside the examination room, and the two of them found the Yan Guogong Mansion, and when they arrived at the furniture, they washed and ate, and after eating, Yan Mingye slept directly and didn't eat dinner. Yan Mingxuan also accompanied Xu Jingshu and her daughter, she hadn't seen her daughter speak for a long time, babbling, hugging for a while, and waiting for dinner Yan Mingxuan to rest.

Yan Guogong didn't ask his two sons how they did in the exam, he asked three years ago, but the eldest son went out to study for a year, even if he didn't do well in the exam this time, he couldn't say it, but he also had a plan in his heart.

Yan Guogong has three sons who take the exam, and as long as one of them passes, he will be satisfied. Originally, Yan Mingze was the most likely to be admitted to the exam, but when I went to Xiaoyang, I don't know how Mr. over there was, in short, not this year, and three more years.

As long as you are admitted to the exam, even if you don't participate in the exam next year, you can become an official if you work hard at home.

Yan Mingqiao knew that the brothers were back, so she ran to the main courtyard, but both of them rested in the courtyard to make up for sleep, and did not come to the main courtyard until the next day to ask for peace.

Yan Mingqiao sat next to Yan Mingye, and the eldest brother and sister-in-law sat opposite.

There is no need to hide it when talking to Shen, Yan Mingxuan said: "Mother, my son thinks he is better than last time. ”

Yan Mingye has always said something, "I failed the exam this time." ”

He learns late, when his mind is bright, and when he is stupid, he is quite stupid, but he can see it and thinks that it is not a problem to wait another six years.

Yan Mingxuan frowned, and the little joy in his heart was washed away.