After sending Liu's sister-in-law away, Mingyue didn't care about Liu Ce's affairs at all. Instead, she asked someone to deliver a message to Miss Huo Yuzhu.
The eldest member of the Huo family is engaged in politics, and the second member is engaged in business. Although it seems that the families have been separated for a long time, in fact, the word "Huo" cannot be written in this sentence. The two families are famous for their unity and friendship in the circle. If Mingyue wants to find a suitable shop in Huaijing, she really has to ask Huo Yuzhu to help her and ask the young masters from the second room of the Huo family to facilitate her.
After Huo Yuzhu got Mingyue's post, she was very happy and quickly wrote a reply to Mingyue, inviting her to visit her house.
Mingyue thought for a while and told Mrs. Yun about the matter. After getting Mrs. Yun's approval, she went to visit Huo Mansion with gifts.
Although Mrs. Yun was surprised that her daughter suddenly became friends with the Miss Huo family, she was also happy to see her daughter go out with those official ladies. This was better than her daughter always thinking about the Liu family, so she agreed without saying anything. Mingyue goes to Huo's house.
However, Mingyue's third brother knew that she was going to the Huo Mansion, so he suddenly said something: "Miss Huo's family is a rabbit, and she seems to like rabbits very much. I happen to have a pair of rabbit earrings here, why don't you give them to me?" Give it to her."
Mingyue raised her eyebrows slightly and took the earrings without any ceremony.
Huo Yuzhu had been waiting at the door early today. When she saw the Yun family's carriage stopped at the door, she immediately greeted it with a smile on her face: "Sister Yun, you are finally here."
Mingyue was stunned when she saw Huo Yuzhu like this. In the past, the relationship between the original owner and Huo Yuzhu was just a nod, but she had never seen her so enthusiastic.
However, due to courtesy, Huo Yuzhu was enthusiastic, so Mingyue also acted a little closer.
Mingyue held her hand and said with concern: "It's so windy outside, why doesn't Sister Yuzhu wait at the house?"
Huo Yuzhu smiled innocently: "As long as I think about Sister Yun, you are coming today, I can't sit still in the room. I might as well wait outside so that I can see you earlier."
The corner of Mingyue's mouth twitched, and she turned her head to let the maid take the gift: "This is the first time I come back to visit my sister, so I have prepared some small gifts, and I ask my sister not to dislike it."
"Where is it? I naturally like it as a gift from my sister." Huo Yuzhu took the wooden box with some curiosity, but did not open it immediately. He just took Mingyue and walked towards the house.
The Huo family made its fortune by donating official posts. The family didn't have much but a lot of money, so the decoration style of the Huo mansion was also famous for its extravagance. Everything is decorated too splendidly. Although there are all kinds of precious flowers piled on the roadside, they are not elegant and elegant because they are piled up randomly. The vases, calligraphy and paintings placed in the house are also too deliberate and numerous, with a sense of elegance. The aura of the nouveau riche.
Huo Yuzhu usually invited other young ladies to his house for banquets, and was ridiculed by those young ladies overtly and covertly at the Huo Mansion. He was also told that the family was an old man who only had money but no taste.
So that this time when the bright moon comes, Huo Yuzhu is still a little worried, fearing that Sister Yun, who thinks it is shameful to be rich, will look down on her own style like other young ladies.
Unexpectedly, Mingyue's eyes became brighter and brighter when she looked at those flowers and those calligraphy and paintings.
Just when Huo Yuzhu was feeling uneasy, Mingyue sighed and said, "Sister Yuzhu, your family is really rich."
Huo Yuzhu said "Ah" and touched her nose with some embarrassment: "Actually, the second uncle and third brother earned it for the family. My father only knows how to spend money."
"That's great. Although your two families have been separated, you are actually as close as one family. It's much better than those big families on the surface." Mingyue looked here and there, and she really envied the Huo family's wealth. Look. Look at these famous calligraphy and paintings, one word/paint can cost a fortune.
Huo Yuzhu nodded and said with some pride: "That's true. My second uncle also treats me as my own, and my third brother even responds to my requests. Sister Yun, didn't you say before that you wanted to open a shop? I asked After meeting Third Brother, he asked me to ask you what kind of business you want to do. He can also recommend it to you. "This is also the purpose of Mingyue's visit today.
Mingyue said with a smile: "I mainly sell paper and books."
Books and paper are the stuff of literati, and they cost the most money.
Huo Yuzhu looked at her in awe and thought for a moment before saying, "Okay, Sister Yun, my third brother is actually in the house today. If you find it convenient, I'll invite him over and you two can discuss it among yourselves. It also prevents me from spreading the message among others.”
Although people nowadays pay attention to the differences between men and women, Mingyue naturally doesn't mind.
"Then please invite someone." Mingyue said with a smile.
Huo Yuzhu had a carefree temperament and didn't think there was anything wrong with Mingyue meeting her third brother. After getting Mingyue's consent, she immediately asked the maid to go down and invite someone.
Huo Sanlang was a young man who was doing business abroad, and he had always loved his cousin in the first house very much. When he heard his cousin calling for someone to come, he came over immediately without asking.
Then he realized that his cousin actually had a guest, and he was also a spoiled guest, and he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
However, when Mingyue asked him about opening a shop, Huo Sanlang immediately came back to his senses. He answered Mingyue's questions seriously and gave a lot of friendly suggestions.
When he learned that Mingyue sells paper and books, Huo Sanlang was a little surprised, because these things are considered valuable and are essential daily necessities for literati, and the market for these things is also monopolized by certain aristocratic families, and outsiders are not allowed to do so. Opportunities to buy and sell.
If Mingyue really has the source of these papers or books, then this shop will make a lot of money.
Huo Sanlang's heart was moved and he asked, "Miss Yun, are you willing to cooperate with me? If I provide a shop and manpower, there will still be sales. If you provide paper and books, what do you think?"
Mingyue really didn't think about this before. She thought of using movable type printing to sell books, and the paper could be produced by herself using papermaking. She really didn't think about cooperating with others.
But now that I think about it carefully, it might not be a bad idea.
The Huo family has connections. It is better to put the shop under the name of the Huo family than to put it under the name of the prime minister. Anyway, the second brother of the Huo family is an expert in business.
But before that, the contract agreed between the two parties must be carefully considered.
Mingyue did not agree immediately, only said that she would go back and think about it, and she also agreed with Huo Sanlang that she would show him all the papers and books she wanted to sell, so that he could think about it carefully, and even better let him know what she wanted. value.
(End of chapter)