Su Jia's Oriental Music Store opened smoothly according to the date set before, but it was not as easy to do business as imagined this year, and Su Jia opened a shop for the first time, so it was inevitable that there would be some chaos, and the benefits could only be called average.

Tao Sheng later analyzed that the biggest problem of this piano shop is the problem of positioning, most of the people who can stay in the capital are either rich or expensive, and the people who can afford to learn the piano have certain requirements for the quality of the piano.

But in the capital, most of the top sources of goods have been monopolized, which is not within the reach of little-known small shops like them, and the piano store is relatively niche and is not just needed, so the business can only be said to be neither good nor bad.

However, Tao Sheng taught Zhou Xiaomei Qin well, and Mrs. Zhou was happy to introduce a few new customers in the circle, so she developed this business, because it was a business, and it also drove the sales of piano scores, so it was more profitable than Su Jia's simple piano shop.

In the afternoon of this day, as soon as I came to the shop after Tao Sheng got up, I saw an acquaintance who had not been seen for a long time.

It was Zhang Xinyue who met in Ning Yuan that day.

Zhang Xinyue was very happy to see Tao Sheng, and as soon as she came up, she took her hand and said excitedly: "After Ning Yuan said goodbye that day, I asked people to ask around, but I haven't found you for two months." ”

It is naturally easy for Zhang Xinyue to inquire about the girl in the Marquis Wenyuan's mansion, but if she wants to inquire about a relative of the Luo family, or a relative who can be said to have no name or surname in the capital, it is very difficult.

Tao Sheng responded with a smile, and said: "I heard Mrs. Hou say, you are a girl outside Zhang Yuanwai in Chaoyun Lane, why, didn't you let your sister-in-law help ask our Mrs. Hou?" ”

Zhang Xinyue leaned on Taosheng's ear and whispered: "You don't know the situation of our family, although my cousin-in-law is the sister-in-law of the family, but in the end, it is the daughter of the princess, the county monarch of the emperor's own title, my cousin was originally hit by great luck, and I only have respect for my cousin-in-law, where do I dare to ask her to do things and cause trouble for her?" ”

Momok nodded.

She does understand this layer of relationship very well, although it is nominally the relationship between the aunt and sister-in-law in the two rooms, which sounds very close, but because the Zhang family is a businessman, it is originally Gao Pan for the county lord, and the relationship has become delicate, and the "degree" between the aunt and sister-in-law must be grasped.

It is common for ordinary cousins and sisters-in-law to inquire about individuals, and when they get to Zhang's house, they have to think about it more.

Zhang Xinyue is a sensible person and doesn't want to embarrass her father and brother at home, so she held back and didn't ask her cousin-in-law to help find someone.

Taosheng invited Zhang Xinyue to the tearoom at the back, drank tea with her for a while, and briefly explained his life experience - his parents died early for some reason, and he lived with his aunt and cousin at this time.

As soon as Zhang Xinyue heard this, he came to his senses: "My father said that after the summer, he would go back to his hometown to live for a period of time, and the right to escape the summer, I was worried about going back to send something to my friends and relatives at home, preferably something rare and stylish, so that they would know that I came to the capital for nothing during this time." I heard from your mother here before I came in, you have a lot of pianos here that are very suitable for beginners, just send me a few friends and relatives at home, you can help me choose some to wrap up. ”

Since the opening of the store, Taosheng has met customers who have purchased musical instruments one by one step by step, and no one has ever been as heroic as Zhang Xinyue, who has to "choose some to wrap up".

Tao Sheng then asked, "How many people does Sister Zhang want to give gifts?" ”

Zhang Xinyue sat down directly and asked Tao Sheng for a pen and paper: "I'll give you a list, you can help me distribute the goods." ”

After that, he made a list of the people he wanted to give gifts to.

Zhang Xinyue's family has a lot of relatives and friends, and after calculating that a total of 32 pianos have to be purchased, one person has bought the sales of the piano store for several months.

Taosheng also knew that Zhang Xinyue wanted to bring gifts back to her relatives and friends from the capital, and there were many things she could buy, not necessarily to buy a piano, and this was mainly to take care of her friend's business.

"At present, there are not so many stocks in the store, and it will take some time to distribute the goods." Tao Sheng said, "Sister Zhang, if you are in a hurry, you can take away the ten spot tickets here first, and then go to other piano shops for the rest." ”

Although Taosheng went to the party with the mentality of pulling customers, Zhang Xinyue bought a double-digit number of sheets at the first time, which made Taosheng a little embarrassed, and she was afraid that she would be embarrassed because of the purchase of the piano.

Zhang Xinyue insisted: "I will not leave the capital until the fifteenth of next month, and I am not in a hurry, you can just send someone to inform me when you arrive." After that, he immediately asked Taosheng to change his home address with himself.

After getting Taosheng's address, Zhang Xinyue glanced at it happily, and called the maidservant to settle the account and pay the bill.

Tao Sheng looked at the maid of the Zhang family who didn't blink her eyes when she took out the money, and paid the full amount directly, knowing that for a rich girl like Zhang Xinyue, this little money is nothing at all, and the most important thing is to take care of her friend's business.

Tao Sheng no longer gave in, and immediately admitted: "Thank you." ”

In the face of such a large customer, the sheet music placed all over the wall comes in handy.

Tao Sheng asked Zhang Xinyue and her friends in detail about their piano skills, and then selected a suitable piano score as a gift.

Zhang Xinyue was stunned by Tao Sheng's operation: "You can even do these, isn't it nice to play the piano?" ”

After more than an hour after such a trip, Taosheng got up and sent Zhang Xinyue out: "Although my piano skills are not good, but I can barely get into my ears, it's late today, and I'll play the piano for you when I'm free another day." ”

Zhang Xinyue's eyes lit up: "Do you want to play the piano for me alone?" ”

Tao Sheng said "um": "Yes, only for you." ”

Zhang Xinyue looked expectant: "Then you must be the talker, I will come to you another day." ”

After Zhang Xinyue returned home, she went to the study to report to her father about today's purchase of gifts for returning home.

Mr. Xi Li of Zhangjiaxi was playing chess with Zhang Yuanwai, and immediately smiled when he heard this: "The saint now has the idea of revitalizing music, and now the purchase of qin music is also in line with the wishes of the gods." This gift is indeed suitable, and Yue'er has grown a lot. ”

For people like Zhang Yuanwai, there is no shortage of money, what is lacking is a logo that can show identity and class promotion, and more importantly, this gift caters to the direction of today's sub-decree, and it is very suitable for everyone in his hometown.

Zhang Yuanwai also praised: "This gift is really well chosen, delicate and not rude, and it tastes better than the gold and jade things I brought back before." You have only been in Beijing for a few months, and you have made this progress, which is also due to Mr. Li. ”

After the nephew in the family won the Jinshi and married the lord of Qiong'an County, Zhang Yuanwai also heard a lot of things in the family from the eldest sister-in-law, and knew that although the nephew's marriage was good and crossed the class, there were a lot of things to deal with, and daily life was inevitably hard.

She is such a daughter, she is lazy, not suitable for a wealthy family, Zhang Yuanwai loves her daughter in her heart, and just wants her to live comfortably in the future, so she has no idea of letting her climb high branches.

But even so, now that the family has settled in the capital, Zhang Yuanwai still hopes that his daughter can learn more things while she is young, be able to talk about literary and artistic topics in the party without timidity, have some common language, make friends she likes, and don't be discriminated against by the women in this circle because the family has nothing but money.

Now that a game of chess has come to an end, Mr. Li has something to do at home and has not stayed for long.

After sending Mr. out, Zhang Yuanwai accompanied his daughter back to the main courtyard for dinner, and praised her performance in the past few months on the way, and said that from next month, he will ask the housekeeper to give his daughter more monthly money of 200 taels of silver per month, and he can be more generous when he goes out to party and enjoy flowers in the future.

Zhang Xinyue not only successfully got the address of Taosheng's home today, but was praised by her father and husband, and also increased the amount of pocket money, and her mood became more and more happy.

Today is a lucky day!

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Wenyuan Marquis Mansion.

Shen Yue, the son of the Hou Mansion, is about to get married, and he is married to the daughter of the Tang family, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, and the quality of the marriage preparation is related to the face of the Hou Mansion and the entire Shen family.

Old Mrs. Shen called Shen Yu to Deshoutang early in the morning, instructed some trivial matters, and then said to Shen Yu that she had been troubled by one thing for a long time, and she couldn't even eat or sleep well in the past few days, just like waiting for the two of them to come back and get an idea.

This is the era when "filial piety comes first", and Mrs. Shen's words immediately attracted Shen Yu's attention.

Shen Yu owed a debt and said to the old lady, "Mother, please speak." ”

Old Madam Shen said: "On the day Yue'er got married, Taosheng naturally couldn't be absent, but she was a careless temperament, and she was dissatisfied with the house, so it was hard to guarantee that she wouldn't make some trouble that day." ”

Mrs. Shen believes that this time Shen Yue got married, many nobles and celebrities in Beijing had to attend the wedding, which was indeed a good opportunity for Taosheng to make trouble.

Shen Yu attaches great importance to the marriage of his eldest son, and he feels that all aspects of things have been considered, but he didn't expect Old Madam Shen to say such a thing.

After listening to the old lady's words at this time, she felt that what the other party said was very reasonable, and immediately frowned and said, "Mother is still thoughtful, so according to your meaning, what should I do about this?" Don't you really invite Taosheng to come over to watch the ceremony? ”

But Shen Yue is Taosheng's brother-in-law after all, if the house is still like before, Taosheng has not been recovered, but now that people have found her, it is also clear that she is the daughter of the Hou Mansion, and even her brother is not allowed to come over to watch the ceremony, which is really a little unreasonable.

"It's not going to work." Old Madam Shen said, "According to her temperament, if we know that Yue'er is married, our house does not allow her to come, I am afraid that there will be some turmoil." ”

Shen Yu's brows became tighter and tighter: "Even so, I have to ask Mrs. to come forward to persuade the child, I think Tao Sheng can still listen to her." ”

As he spoke, Luo Xin walked in.

Shen Yu said to his wife: "My mother and I are talking about Yue'er's marriage, and I am afraid that something will happen to Taosheng when she arrives, and I want my wife to help persuade this child more and let her be relieved." ”

Luo Xin didn't even understand what Shen Yue was going to get married about Taosheng, why did he talk about Shen Yue's marriage today, and finally turned on Taosheng.

Looking at Luo Xin's obviously puzzled expression, Shen Yu added: "My mother and I are also worried, if Taosheng is dissatisfied, will it come out on the day of Yue'er's marriage?" In front of so many relatives and friends, it is inevitable that it will not look good. ”

It turned out that these two people had this idea, and they really underestimated her daughter. Luo Xin sat down and glanced at the mother and son lightly: "Taosheng won't." ”

Now it was Shen Yu's turn to feel strange: "Why does Madam have such an assertion? ”

"A few days ago, I went to the Su Mansion in Tongguang Lane and informed Taosheng Yue'er about her marriage." Luo Xin said, "Originally, I also wanted to invite her to come over to watch the ceremony, but Sheng'er said that that day happened to be the birthday of her cousin's mentor Mr. Song's mother, and she was going to accompany her aunt to Song's birthday celebration that day, and she couldn't leave, so she couldn't come." ”

Luo Xin's words were like a slap in the face to the mother and son present.

Old Madam Shen was restless day and night about this matter, and tried her best to prevent Taosheng from coming to make trouble, but the subject of the guess didn't take it seriously at all, not only did she not have the idea of making trouble, but she didn't even have any thoughts about watching the ceremony, which was really unexpected.

In this way, he shows his villain's heart, and he does not have the posture of tolerating his elders.

The old lady's face was immediately a little unbearable, but her mouth was still unforgiving: "My brother and sister didn't come to watch the ceremony, but they were busy with my cousin's affairs, what is this like." ”

Shen Yu also minded this the most.

In any case, Tao Sheng is his biological flesh and blood, and today he can ignore his own brother for a cousin who is not related by blood, and when he faces a choice in the future, he can ignore his biological parents for his unrelated aunt.

This is also the most unacceptable to him.

"According to me, it's okay if Taosheng doesn't come." Luo Xin said, "If that child comes, what kind of rhetoric should the government prepare for her identity?" Is it Yue'er's sister or my cousin at home? If Jin Shen asked them to meet their new sister-in-law to receive the red envelope, Tao Sheng could only watch from the outside, which was really not good. ”

Since Tao Sheng chose this path at the beginning, he could only go on step by step like this, and slowly and completely separated from his family.

Thinking of this, Luo Xin's tone couldn't help but add a little irony, "Since Tao Sheng didn't come to watch the ceremony, I don't think there will be any more troubles from others, and it will save my mother and Hou Ye some worries." ”