Qin Shu is pretty good in other aspects except that he is a little confused in identifying men.
Although Zhao Cheng is a returned student from Japan, he may not be as good as Qin Shu in terms of social skills. Qin Shu did not go around looking for a job. She went to Mr. Wen and, with the help of Mrs. Wen's relationship, she got a job as a French teacher in a private middle school in Beijing, with a monthly income of 80 yuan. In addition, Qin Shu also participated in the design work of the hat shop. She came from a wealthy family, and you can imagine what kind of family it is to let a girl go to Aurora University. In terms of personal knowledge, the Wei family really can't compare. After all, Qin Shu came from Shanghai. As for handicrafts, Qin Shu is busy now because she has to prepare lessons, so forget about that.
Hearing that Qin Shu had found a job as a French teacher, Wei Nian finally stopped worrying that she would not be able to repay her debts.
On the second day of the second lunar month, the Dragon Rises its Head. It is popular for Beijingers to eat spring pancakes wrapped in vegetables. In the past, they would just stir-fry a few side dishes at home. But this year, when they moved out, Wei Nian started to be very particular. He asked Chen Xuan to buy a bunch of pheasant neck leeks at the market, saying that stir-fried vegetables would not taste good without leeks as seasoning. It was only the beginning of February, and the leeks at this time were all holey, with purple-red roots. I don't know if this is why they are called pheasant necks, but a small bunch cost one dollar in cash. If Wei Nian hadn't specifically asked for this, Chen Xuan would never have bought it.
Even after buying it, Chen Xuan secretly complained that it was expensive. Wei Nian smelled the aroma of eggs, bean sprouts, and leeks when the dish came out of the pot, and sighed, "This is the taste. I only eat it once a year, so it's not expensive."
Qin Shu is from Shanghai, and she doesn't have the habit of eating spring rolls. She doesn't eat chives at all, because she thinks they are too strong. Wei Nian thought, this idiot is really stupid, it's just right that he doesn't eat it. Wei Nian can only let Chen Xuan eat such an expensive thing. Of course, the third uncle doesn't mind it either.
As soon as February came, the strawberries in the north room began to bear red fruits, and Chen Xuan took better care of them. To be honest, even Qin Shu, who came from Shanghai, was very impressed by Chen Xuan's ability to grow strawberries. At the same time, Chen Xuan began to apply base fertilizer to the strawberry garden in the yard and prepare for transplanting and breeding.
When the strawberry business gets busy, Wei Yin has to take more care of the hat shop. To be honest, the customers still like Wei Yin more. Chen Xuan is of course also very kind, but Wei Yin is more aesthetic. For example, when it comes to trimming eyebrows and dyeing nails, it is nothing more than Chen Xuan trimming them how the customer wants them to be trimmed, and dyeing them how the customer wants them to be dyed. Wei Yin is different. Wei Yin will give a lot of suggestions, including some matching clothes. Wei Yin also went to the small wholesale market to buy a lot of gold-plated and silver-plated fake pearl jewelry. It is very cheap, but it looks good when matched. Some students and young women whose families are not well-off but can still make ends meet especially like these. Wei Yin can also sell clothes together. Wei Yin's natural aesthetics made her a master of selling aesthetics without any teacher.
Chen Xuan is sure that this cannot be achieved by hard work alone, because extraordinary talent is also needed.
For example, Wei Yin was born with an extraordinary insight into beautiful things. Two lipsticks, one pink and one bright red, the difference to Chen Xuan was nothing more than one was redder and the other was redder. But Wei Yin could tell which one was suitable for adults and which one was suitable for young girls. Also, which one was smoother and which one lasted longer, she could tell the difference. Wei Yin was born to be good at this.
It was the Wei family's clothing store. Some of the clothing was hard to sell. Wei Shi's current plan was, "Let Ah Yin think about how to make two pieces of clothing and hang them up. I can give Ah Yin a cheaper price."
Old Mrs. Wei kept complaining to Wei Jin, "It used to be said that women who only care about food and clothing don't know how to live. How can our Ah Yin, who spends all day tinkering with how to make beautiful clothes, actually make money?"
Wei Jin also said, "The world is really different now. Not only can you make money, but you can also run a business. Mom, Ah Yin goes to the shop all day long, but my dad doesn't say anything. Ah Yin hasn't said anything about her in-laws yet."
"Your second brother and sister-in-law are busy with strawberry farming these days. Ah Yin is just taking over temporarily, not for long." Speaking of strawberries, Old Lady Wei whispered to her eldest daughter, "Your second brother and sister-in-law are really capable. The strawberries they planted on the kang are now turning red."
"Oh my, it's true!" Wei Jin said with a sigh, "I never thought my second brother's wife looked so stupid and dumb, but she is really good at farming! She actually has such a talent!"
"Hey, that's nothing. A country girl can only farm."
"Mom, let's go take a look after dinner this afternoon. People used to talk about cave goods, and I've eaten them a few times, but I've never seen what they're like." Wei Jin was extremely curious.
"Okay." Old Mrs. Wei had only occasionally heard Old Grandpa Wei mention the idea of picking red strawberries, but she had never actually gone to check it out. When Wei Jin mentioned this, Old Mrs. Wei became excited.
The mother and daughter went there in the afternoon. Old Mrs. Wei gritted her teeth and called a rickshaw to go to Wangfucang Hutong. Chen Xuan was reading a book. When she saw the mother and daughter coming, she stuffed the book under the quilt on the kang and welcomed her mother-in-law and eldest sister-in-law in. The two of them didn't even drink a sip of tea and rushed to see the strawberries.
The main room has three open and five dark rooms, and now each room has a big kang. What surprised the mother and daughter was that the growth of strawberries in each room was different. The strawberries in the room that grew earlier had already turned red, while the strawberries in the room that grew later had just formed buds. Chen Xuan's strawberry-growing skills were so good that even the picky old lady Wei Jin had to admit it. Wei Jin smacked her lips, "Oh my god, why is this happening?"
Chen Xuan smiled and said nothing.
One can imagine what the strawberry market will be like in these two or three months.
The Six Nations Hotel directly paid a high price to buy the orchard, no matter how many there were. The price was also set by the Six Nations Hotel. Although the price of strawberries varied in different seasons, they bought all the strawberries for the whole year.
To this end, a considerable deposit was paid in advance.
Chen Xuan is still in charge of strawberry accounts.
When Strawberry was not so busy, Chen Xuan went to the shop to replace Wei Yin, who was reluctant to go home. Since Chen Xuan was quite busy in the past few days, Wei Yin went to art classes by herself. Now that she has managed the business in the shop and seen the outside world, how could Wei Yin be willing to stay at home all the time? For this, Wei Yin even had a bet with her family. Wei Yin said, "In Beijing, some celebrities also do business. My second brother said that there are dances every night in the Beijing Hotel, and many young ladies from well-born families go out to socialize. This is not the era when women used to stay at home. I just manage the business in the shop, and it is close to our shop. Otherwise, my second sister-in-law would be busy with Strawberry's business and the store's business every day, how could she handle it? I am always idle at home."
Old Mrs. Wei said, "You are not sitting idle at home. You always want to make clothes, so go home and make clothes." Ever since the clothes made by Wei Yin could be sold for money, Old Mrs. Wei no longer mind Wei Yin's love for making clothes and dressing up.
"The style of clothes can't be thought of casually out of thin air. You have to walk around and look around more before you can come up with it."
Old Mr. Wei and Old Mrs. Wei did not want Wei Yin to be out in the field to manage the business, but Wei Yin did not care and went there every morning. She even bought an easel and put it in the shop. When there were no customers, she would paint a few strokes, and when there were customers, she would take care of the business.
Old Master Wei finally said, "If you two are too busy, you can hire someone else. It's good to have Manager Li as the accountant for your business. I think you can hire a female clerk. Many of the shops selling women's things in Dong'an Market employ female clerks."
Old Master Wei originally wanted Wei Yin to hand over the shop affairs to the female clerk, but in the end, it reminded Wei Yin. When Wei Yin talked about it with Chen Xuan, Chen Xuan said, "One more person means more wages. The two of us can take care of it."
"Sister-in-law, that's not true. How much can you earn in a month? It's just a few dollars. The economy is bad now, and many people can't find a job. If you go to a factory to do technical work, you'll get more money. We can't get paid for running a store and selling things. If we hire a female clerk and bring her out, we won't have to paint nails and trim eyebrows for customers in the future. In my opinion, we should look at more different kinds of cosmetics. Not all of our customers are poor now. Some customers, even if they are poor, want to use better cosmetics. Let's buy a few more so that they can choose. In addition, if we hire someone, I can free up my hands to cut a few more new styles of clothes. Summer is coming, and we have to prepare more hat styles in advance."
Wei Yin was much more active in this regard than Chen Xuan. Chen Xuan thought about it and felt that it made sense, so she agreed with Wei Yin's words.
Chen Xuan told Wei Nian about hiring someone, and Wei Nian said, "By the way, how about hiring a servant for our family?"
"What?" Chen Xuan thought she had misheard.
Wei Nian glanced at Chen Xuan and said as a matter of course, "You are getting busier and busier now. You have to buy groceries and cook every day. Aren't you tired? Hire a servant. Seven or eight dollars a month is enough. This way you can relax a little."
Chen Xuan refused without waiting for Wei Nian to finish his words, "How can this be possible! This is not the family tradition in our family! I can handle it completely, there is no need to hire a servant!"
"Don't be so quick to object. You might as well think about it when you have time. Seven or eight dollars a month can save you a lot of time." Wei Nian flicked Chen Xuan's forehead and called her with a smile, "Stupid girl."
Chen Xuan still disagreed. The old house had never hired a maid. How could people think that they would hire one after just moving out for more than half a year? Chen Xuan refused, and Wei Nian did not force her. Wei Nian asked another question, "Miss Qin, it's time to get your first month's salary, right? Have you paid it back?"
"Not yet. Miss Qin has taken a fancy to several pieces of clothing and some useful cosmetics in the shop. She said long ago that she would buy them as soon as she got her salary. Fortunately, her salary is high, otherwise it would not be enough to buy clothes." Chen Xuan sighed.
Wei Nian crossed his legs and said, “When it comes to spending money, you can learn from that idiot.” Ever since becoming Qin Shu’s creditor, Wei Nian often called him “idiot” in private.
"It's enough to have enough clothes. I already have a lot of clothes. We need to save money to study abroad in the future." Chen Xuan sighed, "If you ask me, Miss Qin should think about how to continue her university studies and finish it."
"Why are you worrying about her? Who cares? This idiot is not a child anymore. She will learn her lesson after a few setbacks." Wei Nian straightened the artificial pearl hairpin that pinned Chen Xuan's bangs and said to her, "There's a new movie showing in the cinema. I'll buy the tickets tomorrow and we can go watch it together."
Chen Xuan wanted to go, but didn't want to delay her studies at night. After thinking for a while, she said, "Brother Anian, let's go to the movies and eat anything. Don't go to the Liuguo Hotel like last time. We can just go to the Liuguo Hotel once in a while. This way, after we come back from the movie, I want to read a book with you, Brother Anian. What do you think?"
"I'll do as you say." Wei Nian said, "Let's go to the bakery and buy a bag of fresh butter bread and eat it at the cinema. They're also selling soda now. You haven't had it before, so it's a good opportunity to try it."
The two discussed it and decided to have a movie date for tomorrow night.
Qin Shu and Wei Yin both said in private, "Second brother and his wife are so loving."
Wei Yin smiled, "Of course. Before my second brother got married, he would take me out to eat from time to time. Now he doesn't even think about me. He thinks about my second sister-in-law all the time. My second sister-in-law is the same. She is very good at pampering my second brother. You don't know how picky my second brother is. He hates fish bones. My second sister-in-law picks the bones out for him before feeding him. What bones does a carp have? There is only one big bone. There are no small bones. My second sister-in-law picks them out very carefully. And when they eat, you pick up one chopstick for me and I pick up one chopstick for you, right? Sometimes I can't stand the two of them."
The two little girls started giggling as they talked.
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