Chapter 358: Happy wedding

Seeing that there was no bitterness in Mrs. Gan's expression, Eleven Niang calmed down and said with a smile: "What does Sister Fu Zhen want from me?"

Mrs. Gan Tai smiled at her and turned to open the box.

I asked my brother to buy it some time ago. But I didn’t use it. She sat down in front of Eleven Niang, put the paper box on the Kang table, and gave it to you.

Eleven Niang opened the paper box in confusion.

There was actually a box of cordyceps packed neatly.

Golden in color, plump and plump, it looks like top quality at first glance.

Mrs. Gan smiled and said: It looks good in appearance, but it would be a pity to leave it here.

It's Mrs. Gan's heartfelt wish

Eleven Niang accepted it readily: Thank you Sister Fu Zhen.

Mrs. Gan Tai laughed, with a bit of joy in her eyes. Then she asked the little maid to get on Tieguanyin and entertain her: What are you doing these days?

Eleven Niang told Mrs. Gan that Master Jian had arrived and the two were discussing opening a happy shop.

After hearing this, Mrs. Gan Tai muttered: It is not easy to open a shop in Yanjing. Not only the capital is required, but also a backer. Do you want me to say hello to my brother? I dare not say anything else. There are five cities in Shuntian Prefecture.

It can still be done just by asking the Bingma Division.

Eleven Niang was very grateful: I told the Marquis. The Marquis asked Manager Bai from the mansion to come forward and say hello. If I encounter any difficulties at that time, I will come and ask Sister Fu Zhen for help.

You don’t have to be polite to me. After hearing this, Mrs. Gan Tai smiled and said, if Manager Bai can’t do it, I’m afraid my brother can’t do it either. At this point, she paused slightly, hesitated for a moment, and said, I’m more crazy than you.

How old are you? You call me sister again. I have something to say to you. It’s better not to get involved with the Xu family in your shop. Otherwise, there will be some rumors about it, and it will not be clear from the Xu family’s property.

I've also heard a little bit about the situation. It seems that the third and fifth masters have been separated for a long time, but I don't know whether your family's second bedroom is divided. If not, your widowed sister-in-law may still have some trouble if she adopts the child.

You are still young, so you have to plan for your future. If you don't want to belong to their Xu family, you can't give your identity to others.

This is truly a heartfelt statement.

Eleven Niang kept nodding her head and explained the situation at that time: I didn’t know who to ask for at that time, but I had to ask for it myself. Now that I have returned to the Marquis, it is easy to come back, but it is a bit bad.

Mrs. Gan Tai gave her an idea: Didn't Mr. Bai say that he would wait until you got your confirmation before saying hello? I don't think it's better. I don't have a few shops on East Street, but I have two shops. I rented them.

A family from Jiangnan makes rouge and gouache. They have been doing business in Yanjing for more than ten years and are somewhat famous. However, the owner of the company has recently become older and wants to return to his hometown for retirement. A few days ago, someone brought me a letter saying that he wanted to

They won't be open after the beginning of winter. Ask me if they can find a new tenant. It would be best if they can find one. If they can't find one, they can only wait until the end of the year at most. I was thinking of asking my brother to help find a new tenant. How about you?

Let Master Jian go and have a look. If you think the place is good, I would like to use the rent of that shop as a share and partner with you to open a happy shop together. I don’t know what you think.

If they follow what Mrs. Gan said and convert the rent of the shop into shares to invest in shares, they don’t have to pay for the rent of the shop in advance. And because it is a share purchase, if they lose money, they don’t have to pay the rent; if they make a profit, they don’t have to pay the rent.

, which is equal to the rent based on the profit. Unless Mrs. Gan can predict the future, how can this account be calculated in favor of her and Master Jian? Moreover, in Mrs. Gan’s situation, she rents the shop to others for a fee.

Renting is far more low-key and worry-free than opening a shop in partnership with others.

Eleven Niang suddenly understood what she meant.

Mrs. Gan Tai is not planning to buy shares, she is clearly thinking of ways to help her.

But before she could speak, Mrs. Gan already said: I want you to help me with my money, you can't just refuse.

It’s up to you whether the business is profitable or losing money. Eleven Niang said with a smile, I’m afraid I’ll drag you down.

If I don’t have the rent for those two shops, I’ll have less to chew on than I can chew. Mrs. Gan smiled and said, I only buy shares and don’t care about the shop. If you need help with anything, my brother can also run errands for you.

There's no need to rush to answer me. Go back and discuss it with Master Jian.

Eleven Niang feels that Mrs. Gan’s character is trustworthy.

She smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go back and discuss it with Master Jian and give you an accurate answer as soon as possible. I can also give others an answer as soon as possible about the matter in the shop."

Mrs. Gan Tai nodded with a smile and wrote her the specific location of the shop. The two chatted for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, Eleven Niang stood up and left.

I met Master Jian in the evening and told Mrs. Gan Tai's suggestion.

Birds of a feather flock together, and people flock together. Master Jian said with a smile, since I have a good relationship with you, I think you are a good person. It would be great if Mrs. Gan can use the rent of the shop to become a shareholder. You don’t know, I went to ask about the shop today

I don’t know the rent unless I ask, but I’m shocked when I ask. Some shops, for a single room, cost 500 taels a year. For smaller ones, there are 200 to 300 taels a year.

My mother told me. The next day I went to check it out at the address given by Shiyi’s mother.

Because it is a gouache and rouge business, there are many female customers. Moreover, there are two companies nearby that are also in the gouache and rouge business, one is in the fake bun business, and the other is in the women's shoe business. Mrs. Gan's shop is connected with two storefronts, right next to East Street.

In the connected corners, sometimes even if you have money, you can't find such a shop. She was very satisfied, and went back and said to Eleven Niang: Do you think it is really a blessing from God? After coming to Yanjing, it felt very smooth.

Eleven Niang also felt that this was a good start and nodded hurriedly.

The two went to see Mrs. Gan Tai the next day and gave her a formal reply. It was also a meeting between the three shareholders. They decided to take over the store after the beginning of winter.

Eleven Niang told Bin Ju about opening Xipu and asked her if she was not willing to go to Xipu to help. Binju went back to discuss with Wan Daxian, and Wan Daxian naturally agreed.

She went to the madam again.

Mrs. Tai was very supportive after hearing this: Master Jian seems to be a reliable person. You can also make some money for rouge and gouache. She also gave her two thousand taels of silver in private, and she will return it to me in double the amount when she makes money. If she loses,

You will have plenty of free time then, so help me make more clothes.

Having said this, Eleven Niang was only grateful. She also secretly determined to run this wedding shop no matter what.

During dinner, everyone heard about it.

Xu Lingkuan said: Fourth sister-in-law, I will invite an opera troupe from Beijing to set up a stage there and congratulate you on your opening.

Wouldn't that make it known to everyone?

No need, no need. Eleven Niang said with a smile, we are opening a small wedding shop, there is no need for such a big scene.

She and Master Jian decided to do mid-range business. If the scene was too big, ordinary people would not dare to go to the shop.

Xu Lingyi also said: Don't get involved in their women's business of making some money for rouge.

Eleven Niang reports the progress to Xu Lingyi every day, and Xu Lingyi knows their affairs very well.

Xu Lingkuan was a little confused after hearing this.

The fifth lady smiled and said: Oh, we will just send you congratulations then. The fourth sister-in-law has just opened her business, which is more economical than hiring an opera troupe to sing in an opera.

Yes, yes, yes. Neither Xu Lingkuan nor Xu Lingyi are very familiar with general affairs, but they both have properties in their names, and they are more or less familiar with these things. When the fourth sister-in-law first opened her business, it was better to sell at book value and wait until the dock was demolished.

, and then think of ways to change to new varieties, and then add some small profits. Once you have established a firm footing, you can change varieties again and start making money.

Then I will accept the fifth master's good advice and the eleventh mother smiles and thanks him.

Xu Sizhen looked a little depressed after hearing this.

Eleven Niang asked him softly: What's wrong?

Xu Sichen hesitated and said: "Mom goes to open a happy shop. Then she will often have to reconcile accounts with the stewards. Then should I help take care of the fifth brother?"

Why don't you want to? Xu Lingyi, who was sitting next to you, suddenly said calmly.

The expressions of Xu Lingkuan and the fifth lady became a little unnatural.

No, no. Xu Sichen said hurriedly, the master is going to compile a story about Yanjing these days, and asked me to help find the source of the allusion. I want to tell the husband first. If my mother is busy, I will see if I can include the fifth brother.

Take it to Shuangfuyuan.

Xu Sizhen lived with the Dowager, and Xu Sijie lived with him. If they were not given the opportunity, it would be difficult for the two of them to interact except for evening meetings. In order to deepen the relationship between the two, Eleven Niang often

When he was reconciling the accounts with the stewards at the end of the month, he asked Xu Sizhen to play with Xu Sijie. He must have thought that his mother had one more thing to do and would be even busier in the future, so he asked this question.

After hearing this, Mrs. Tai laughed and held Xu Sichen in her arms: My dear grandson, your mother is just a shareholder, so Master Jian will naturally take care of the affairs of the shop. If you are busy, you will only be busy for two or three days. What's more?

Your fifth brother also has a mother who is in charge of things. You don’t need to take care of him.

A slight smile appeared in Xu Lingyi's eyes.

Only Xu Sijie didn't know why his brother mentioned his name, so he opened his beautiful phoenix eyes and looked curiously.

Eleven Niang smiled and held Xu Sijie in her arms.

Master Jian began to look for shops that provided silk needles for fabrics, and casually contacted some old friends in Jiangnan to see if anyone was willing to come here to be an embroiderer. Liu Yuanrui's family was responsible for finding people who were good at embroidery from the surrounding neighbors to do help.

Ju Ze cleaned up some of the old patterns and went to Xipu to see what other people were doing and what prices they were selling. It fell to Qiu Ju to accompany Sister Zhen to do embroidery work. Qiu Ju couldn't help but often longed for it, so that Zhen

Sister Youtian said: Mother, how about I help you embroider things?

This is not possible. Eleven Niang said with a smile, you are not an embroiderer. It would not be good if the embroidered things fell into the market.

By the beginning of October, their most troublesome problem with embroiderers was basically solved.

Because they did not want to get involved in the fight between Caixiu Fang and Xianling Pavilion, four or five embroiderers who had received favors from Master Jian and were not burdened by their families decided to come to Yanjing to seek refuge with Master Jian. Although these embroiderers were not very famous,

, but it is more than enough to handle the embroidery work in Xipu.

There is a vague idea of ​​opening a happy shop.

Eleven Niang was in a happy mood, and the golden lotus and silver bottle beside her suddenly came to her.

Sisters, calling the pink ticket affectionately

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