An Ying said, look at Mrs. Shen. I thought to myself, to be able to do such a thing, it was either the uncle of the Shen family or Mrs. Shen. And from the situation inquired about in the streets and alleys, the uncle of the Shen family is very filial to his mother and very tolerant of his younger brother, so he is not very good at doing such things. The only dominant person should be Mrs. Shen.

"Makes sense." Mrs. Shen nodded, "Tell me about it, little girl, you listen to one ear in the east and one ear in the west, but you can see through a lot of things." Your father only makes tea, and he won't teach you these things, where did you learn this skill? Mrs. Shen leaned over and looked at An Yingdao, with an indescribable momentum on her body.

An Ying did not flinch, smiled and continued: "No one teaches, I have been in charge of the shop myself in the past few years, and I still know something." There are some things, just think about it and figure it out. ”

"If you know anything else, tell me about it."

"As you said, it's all about listening to one ear in the east and one ear in the west, piecing together the fragments. Sometimes it may be right, and sometimes it is easy to fall into the mistake of peeping at the leopard in the tube, so I still have to check with you. ”

Mrs. Shen nodded, and at this time, the crisp sound of fireworks sounded at the door, "Madam, the sweet tea is ready." ”

An Ying picked up the tea bowl and saw that there were dates, sugar cubes, wolfberries, sesame seeds, etc., which were very sweet.

"I walked around this Batou Street over and over again this morning. Strangely, the silk and satin shops, carpentry shops, bamboo shops and the shopkeepers in the North Goods Store on this street all like to use Suzhou yards. This method of bookkeeping is not easy to learn, but it is indeed very convenient after learning it. ”

"What, you still peeked into the account books of other people's shopkeepers?" Mrs. Shen raised an eyebrow.

"Don't worry, I didn't sneak into other people's account books, they were all asked generously." An Ying said with a smile: "It stands to reason that the bookkeeping of shops in the capital does not like to use Suzhou yards, and prefers the old foundation's method, every time I write down, a long string, and the account book is a thick pile in and out for a month." I didn't pay attention at first, but when I was in the silk shop, a regular customer came to me and asked how much the material I had bought for a few months was money. Unfortunately, the material was already sold out, and the guy didn't remember the price. The shopkeeper wrote down the book in his hand, flipped through it and found it. Normally, this kind of ledger from a few months ago was not allowed to go to the treasury to rummage through for a while. I was on the side, casually asked, the shopkeeper said that it was because of the use of Suzhou code to remember the account, so a book of accounts can be recorded in the peak season for three months, if it is the off-season, it can be recorded for half a year. I said that this Suzhou code is not easy to learn, and the shopkeeper said that the new owner specially found someone to teach.

Mrs. Shen nodded, "You can see it very carefully." Did you ask about all the other stores? ”

"In other stores, I used the method I just saw to ask for things from a few months ago, and sometimes the shopkeeper can remember it and forget it, and don't force it."

"Although there are not many Suzhou code bookkeeping here, it is also common in other places, because this counts a few stores to me, which is a bit far-fetched." Mrs. Shen picked up a silver teaspoon hollowed out into the shape of a plum blossom, picked a jujube in the bowl, and ate it slowly.

"The last time I came to you, I saw that your account books here are all Suzhou codes. In fact, I have already walked a few tea shops here, and I also went to the government to check other tea shops, I didn't use the Suzhou code, and it took some time to learn this, which is one of them. Second, I also asked when these stores changed hands, all in the second half of eight years ago. After changing hands, whether it was woodware, silk and northern goods, they all did well, and the business was quite good, and the northern goods store also expanded its storefront. ”

"This is the reason why the business of the owner is good. You barely said this first one. Mrs. Shen ate the jujube and spit out the core.

"These stores have to do well, and a lot of them have to be good at purchasing goods. I heard the old woman on the tea stall say that she first bought wolfberries in your Shen family's northern goods store, the price is affordable, the quality of wolfberries is good, and the taste is fragrant. Later, I slowly couldn't buy such goji berries. Later, the Shen family shop changed hands, and the North Goods Store had the best wolfberries. The owner of the tea stall also said that his daughter got married, and he also bought a rabbit fur handpiece in the North Goods Store, saying that he bought three pairs for his husband's family, and it cost one or two silver. This wolfberry should be of the same quality, only the same origin. I estimate that this new owner has the same way as the original Shen family. There is a way to buy goods in the northland, but it is not a way to make it in a day or two, but it is a way to feed it with silver. In addition to this northern goods store, the Shen family silk store is the same, the new materials are all new in Suzhou, and the new goods cannot be imported in the middle of the year, and the business has plummeted. After changing the new owner, the girl had to go to the original Shen family silk to buy the dowry, which is now Furui silk, and I heard that she could buy the most fashionable materials in Suzhou. The largest silk weaving workshop in Suzhou is the Pillow Xia Villa, which originally cooperated with the Shen family, and after the second master took over, the cooperation was somehow broken. Looking at this Furui silk now, it should be cooperating with Pillow Xia Villa again, so that you can enter the latest goods. ”

An Ying took a sip of tea soup, looked at Mrs. Shen and said, "The fundamental reason for the good business of the owner is that the Shen family's original purchase channel is used. ”

Mrs. Shen smiled slightly, nodded and said, "You little girl is really interesting. I originally thought you were Xiao's mother. Back then, your mother was also bold, but steady. Now you seem wiser than your mother. ”

An Ying's memory of the original owner's mother is very vague, and she always feels that there is a hazy veil on the mother of the impression, and she can't see clearly, and some things seem to be particularly distant. An Ying didn't answer, just lowered his head and drank tea.

Seeing this, Mrs. Shen sighed in her heart, thinking that Sister Min would go early, this girl was still a child after all, and when she heard that her mother was inevitably sad, she softened her tone and continued: "You can't come up with solid evidence for these inferences, but I won't hide it from you, and it's not an unspeakable secret." I did buy these shops, and I did use the original way of the Shen family. As for the matter of Qianzhuang, heh" Mrs. Shen chuckled, "This person who does the business of Qianzhuang should know that the reputation of the capital and Xielong in the northwest are tacitly known." After I drained the money from the second master, I set up this Hengsheng Money Bank, and on the second day of opening, the big shopkeeper of Xielong came to me. At that time, I couldn't hold my breath and was frightened by the big shopkeeper. Looking back now, the big shopkeeper was just tempting me. ”

An Ying said: "Madame is not easy. I can imagine the thrill of those years. These things are now easy to say, but hard to do. ”

Mrs. Shen lowered her head, picked up the small silver spoon on the white handkerchief in An Ying's tray, scooped a big red date from the tea bowl and handed it to An Ying, and said with a smile: "Eat a fruit." At this time, the fruit is soaked in flavor, and after a while, it will be soft and scattered, but it will not taste good. ”

An Ying thanked Mrs. Shen and ate the dates, spit out the nucleus and said, "You are really exquisite." I hadn't paid attention to the time of soaking. Indeed, the taste is just right. It is sweet and the flesh is not loose. ”

Mrs. Shen shook her head with a smile, "This sweet tea is made by every family, and it is very particular about how to taste it best." You'll find out how you eat fireworks next time. ”

At this time, the cheerful sound of fireworks sounded at the door again, and after a while, I saw her push open the door and come in, followed by three maids.

"Miss Anjia, your clothes and jewelry are ready. You see if you like it or not. I saw that you were fair-skinned, and I especially chose this yellow goose gauze skirt, and the cardigan inside used this light silver-red piping plain yarn. This is the latest product from Furui, this plain yarn has ripples against the sun, but it looks good. ”

An Ying knew in her heart that Mrs. Shen had prepared a banquet for herself, and she had originally planned to come to Mrs. Shen to borrow clothes with a cheeky face. He didn't shirk it, stood up, and gestured with the fireworks on his body.

Mrs. Shen picked up the jewelry on another tray and looked at it, and said, "This is the jewelry that your mother made back then." This circle was specially given by your mother to my little daughter, but unfortunately the jewel is blessed. This pearl hairpin was originally my dowry, but then the beads turned yellow, and your mother dismantled it and added jasper to it again, making it into this style. It's not so precious, but it's very ingenious. Now you have just right. ”

An Ying lifted the gold collar and looked at it, the weight was not heavy, but the production was fine, even the movable locks on both sides were carefully made into a lotus flower style, and a small fish was carved vividly under the lotus. The pearl hairpin is surrounded by a circle of various colors of jasper, which is a half-embedded large pearl, the pearl color is white, although there are not many beads, but the color matching is extremely wonderful.

An Ying picked up the hairpin and said: "The pearl of this hairpin is half-inlayed, and the jasper is very cheap, so it is naturally not a valuable jewelry, and it is really rare to have such ingenuity." ”

Here the fireworks smiled and said, "I'll just say that my estimate is very accurate." I wrapped all these clothes for Miss An, and the jewelry was also packed in the box. I'll ask Mother Liu to send it to Miss An later. ”

Mrs. Shen nodded, and said to Grandma Liu, who had just opened the curtain, "Granny Liu, you will send some furniture to the An family later, and then send some daily household things." You rented a house yesterday, and you must have purchased none of these things yet. ”

An Ying hurriedly thanked him, and turned around to tell Granny Liu about the location of the new house. Mrs. Shen said: "I know that place, the place is good, the front is Dipu Street, and the back is against the Neili River. ”

This toss is almost noon. The mother-in-law came in and asked about the meal, An Ying wanted to excuse herself, but after thinking about it, she had already begged someone to ask for this, so don't be hypocritical about having a meal, so she smiled and said, "Then I'm welcome." I'm not a picky eater, I love to eat. ”

Seeing this, Mrs. Shen also smiled and said, "You can use it more delicately with me at noon." This man still has to eat and drink well. Eat well and be in a good mood. ”

The sumptuous and delicate nature of Mrs. Shen's lunch far exceeded An Ying's imagination. The deboned lamb is torn into small pieces and served with a variety of flavors of dipping sauces. The mutton soup is skimmed with fat and served with some radishes, which is refreshing and fragrant. Bracken bracken blanched with sauce and sesame seeds. A hand-long small river fish is fried to a crispy crisp. There are also larger unknown river fish that are steamed with perilla, and the meat is tender and fresh.

An Ying ate two bowls of rice in a row, and there were some unfinished, especially fried small fish, which An Ying liked very much. Mrs. Shen smiled and bent her eyebrows, stopped the fireworks next to her and gave An Yingsheng the third bowl of rice, and said, "You can't eat like this, it hurts your spleen and stomach." The fireworks went to make some tea soup to give Miss An a dissipation. ”

After Mrs. Shen finished eating a bowl of rice, the mother-in-law and maid came up and left the table. While drinking tea, An Ying said to Mrs. Shen: "Your dishes are really delicious, in fact, I also like to tinker with these foods at home." But it's not as delicate as you are. ”

Mrs. Shen was eating melons, and when she heard An Ying's words, she said with a smile: "I like to earn money, and I like to spend money." I like to eat finely, otherwise what will I do with this money. My husband looked at my food and clothing, and he shook his head and sighed. ”

An Ying responded with a smile and said, "If I have money, I also want to eat well and use it well." When I don't have any money, I try to think about how to eat well. I used to be in the new town, and although my family still had some assets, it was quite difficult to eat well. Nahu mutton costs one or two silver to buy a leg, and it can only be bought occasionally to satisfy hunger. ”

"yes, who doesn't want to eat more delicately. Spend your own money and live happily. If you like it, come to me as often. Mrs. Shen cleaned her hands, "In the afternoon, I will send someone to the prison to deliver something to my master, do you want to go in with you." I've got you covered. ”

An Ying nodded, she could finally see her father.