Chapter 34: Irony
The next day, Mrs. Zhao passed the word that the girls' study time had been changed, and they would go to school for five days and have a day off.
Zhao Wangshu was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect it to be so easy, he could go out justifiably, and sure enough, it doesn't matter what he learns, the important thing is to cling to the nobles.
And Mrs. Zhao didn't let them go out, not for their good, but just to sell them for a good price.
With a day off, it is much easier for Zhao Wangshu to go out, but it is only one day, and she can't go home.
On the first day off, she didn't go out, after all, she had only gone out five days ago, and none of the sisters from Zhuangzi like her went out.
Zhao Jiahua, Zhao Shuangzhi, Fang Baozhu and Fang Baoxiu went home.
On the second day off, she went out with Hongchang and Luzhi, and she had to check out the two shops under her name.
There are two shops, one is a cloth shop and the other is a jewelry store.
The shop was given to her by her grandmother before she came to the mansion for her to practice.
She practiced well, and the two stores that she used to operate with capital preservation began to make a profit.
According to the distance, she first went to the jewelry store she named Accord.
It was still early, there were no customers in the store, the female shopkeeper He Yiniang was sitting behind the counter and pulling the abacus, and when she saw her coming in, she was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly came out, "Why is the girl here?" β
"The old lady has changed her rules, and she can come out once or twice a month." Zhao Wangshu said with a smile.
"That's a good idea." He Yiniang invited Zhao Wangshu to the second floor, served tea, and took out the account book.
Zhao Wangshu didn't look at the account book, and asked Hong Chang to take out the jewelry picture she had drawn, "On the Shangsi Festival, the ladies will travel, and these are suitable for them to wear." β
He Yiniang smiled, "Don't worry, girl, I will definitely let the master make it earlier." β
"I've always been relieved of your work." Zhao Wangshu said with a smile.
After sitting in Accord for a while, Zhao Wangshu went to the cloth shop.
The name of the cloth shop is the weaving and dyeing workshop, from the poem in Bai Juyi's "Silk Silk": weaving is to go outside the autumn geese, and dyeing the spring water color of the south of the Yangtze River.
She met Zhu Siyun there and greeted politely, "Hello girls." β
Zhu Siyun bowed slightly, "Miss Zhao is good." β
The two didn't know each other well and didn't say a few words, Zhao Wangshu said hello and prepared to go to the backyard.
Zhu Siyun stopped and said, "Miss Zhao, I have a few words I want to say to you, I don't know if Miss Zhao is convenient?" β
Zhao Wangshu thought for a while and said with a smile: "If the girls don't dislike it, please go to the backyard and sit down and talk." β
Zhu Siyun was a little surprised, "You opened this store?" β
"My grandmother left me to take care of it, so that I wouldn't be unfamiliar with ordinary affairs." Zhao Wangshu said with a smile.
Zhu Siyun's eyes flashed slightly, "Let's go in and talk." β
Zhao Wangshu stretched out his hand, "Girls, please." β
The two sat down in the wing room in the backyard, and the guy in the store brought tea and snacks.
"Miss Zhao, take the liberty of asking, how many products does the official residence have?" Zhu Siyun just held the cup and did not drink tea.
"My father is just a showman." Zhao Wangshu smiled lightly.
"Miss Zhao can read?" Zhu Siyun asked.
"If the girls have something to say, you might as well speak up." Zhao Wangshu was sure that this person was not trying to befriend her, but to provoke.
"Liu Mengde's "Burrow Ming" has a great deal of laughter and laughter, and there is no white ding, I think Miss Zhao has learned." Zhu Siyun is still used to talking in circles.
"Hongru is a learned person, Bai Ding is an illiterate person, although I can't be called a learned person, but I am literate." Zhao Wangshu said seriously.
Zhu Siyun frowned slightly, "Miss Zhao, why pretend to be confused." β
Zhao Wangshu took a cup and took a sip of tea, "Girls, I said, if you have something to say, you don't have to beat around the bush." β
Zhu Siyun's brows furrowed even deeper, "Miss Zhao, there is a difference between the concubines, respect and order, peace and self-denial, don't you understand?" β
"The girls are the granddaughters of Shoufu, and they should read poetry and books, Du Mu's "Qi'an County Middle Couple", I think I have read it." Zhao Wangshu raised his eyebrows.
Equipped with culture, she is definitely not worse than Zhu Siyun, and vaguely remembers that she went to college and is an intellectual.
Zhu Siyun has always been arrogant, and when she saw that Zhao Wangshu didn't listen to her, she was immediately annoyed, and put the teacup in her hand back on the table, and a few drops of water splashed out of the cup, "It's me who has a lot of trouble, Miss Zhao, I advise you, cling to the powerful, never a good end, you do it yourself." β
"There is a saying for the girls, don't push yourself and others." Zhao Wangshu sneered.
"My grandfather is the first assistant." Zhu Siyun said proudly.
Zhao Wangshu smiled slightly, "My aunt is the current queen's mother. β
Even if he is the head of the ministers with real power, as long as he does not rebel, he has to salute the lord of the harem, and in terms of dignity and status, the queen is higher than the first assistant.
Zhu Siyun was speechless and brushed his sleeves away.
"Hong Chang, send the girls out." Zhao Wangshu raised his voice and said.
As soon as Zhu Siyun left, Zhou Haijia, the shopkeeper of the weaving and dyeing workshop, came in, "Girl, the ready-to-wear store opposite is in the pan shop, do you want to go over and have a look?" β
"Why do you want to take a shop?" Zhao Wangshu asked.
"The shopkeeper's son was seriously ill, he saw a doctor and took medicine, spent a lot of silver, and got a little better, so in order to cure his son, he could only sell his property." Zhou Hai's family has inquired.
Zhao Wangshu thought for a while and asked, "How is the shopkeeper doing?" β
"The shopkeeper Huang is quite loyal and honest, and he has always been undeceived in business."
"You can come with me first." Zhao Wangshu got up and said.
The garment shop opposite the weaving and dyeing workshop is a two-bay faΓ§ade, not too big, but like the weaving and dyeing workshop, there is a small courtyard at the back, which can be used by the guys who watch the store.
"Shopkeeper Huang." Zhou Hai's family called as soon as he entered the door.
"Zhou family lady, do you have something to do here? A loyal-looking middle-aged man walked out from behind the counter.
"This is my girl, I heard that you want to sell the store, so I came to take a look." Zhou Haijia said with a smile.
"Hello girl." The shopkeeper Huang saluted, "Does the girl really want a shop?" β
Zhao Wangshu is eleven or twelve years old, not the age to be the master of the house.
"If you really want to sell the store, rest assured, I can call the shots." Zhao Wangshu said with a smile.
"Girl, the business of this small shop is not bad, these ready-to-wear clothes and fabrics are carefully selected by Xiao, you look at this shelf, this counter, are made of good wood, it is not a problem to use it for decades, a few female workers in the small shop who do female red, the craftsmanship is very good, you look at the neat and fine seams." The sincerity of the shopkeeper Huang.
Zhao Wangshu looked around, had a general understanding of the furnishings and layout of the store, and asked directly: "Shopkeeper Huang, how much do you plan to plate in the store?" Do you want to give me all these ready-to-wear and fabrics, or do you keep some of them? β
"These ready-to-wear fabrics, the little ones want to give them to the girl together, add these guys to the storefront, and the girl will give the little one three hundred taels of silver." Shopkeeper Huang said uneasily.
Zhao Wangshu was quite satisfied with this price, and knew the situation of the Huang family, so he didn't plan to bargain with him, "I have sold the store out, what are the plans of the Huang shopkeeper in the future?" β