The North Street is crowded with people coming and going, but the shops around the corner are quite crowded.
Xiao Er dutifully stood at the door and saw two women wearing silk and satin clothes walking by and hurriedly shouting: "Two elder sisters, we have new jewelry in our store, with novel styles and affordable prices."
The two are only twelve or thirteen years old, and the two women are thirty or forty. The two women were very happy to be called eldest sister by him.
Seeing the two women moved a little bit, Xiao Er hurriedly said, "Two elder sisters, don't miss it when you pass by. If you miss it, you will definitely regret it."
The two women entered the shop, and after a while they walked out with a smile. Upon seeing this, Xiao Er knew that the business was done.
Entering the shop, Xiao Er asked the shopkeeper: "What did the two elder sisters buy just now?"
The shopkeeper said in a sad tone: "Both of them bought a silver hairpin." Even if they bought the silver hairpin, they cut the price with him for a long time, almost at the cost price.
"Treasurer, it won't be possible to go on like this!" It opened for a month, except for the big discounts a few days ago, and the business was good. After that, there were no guests. It can be said that I am losing every day.
The shopkeeper was also very helpless, and said: "I have already told the boss, he said he would find a way." Brother You didn't use his real name, but changed his name to Han Jiazhao. The shopkeeper and Xiao Er didn't know his true identity, but they signed a contract.
Xiao Er drooped his head and said: "The shopkeeper, if you don't want to do anything, I'm afraid the shop will be closed soon." The remuneration from the owner is still good, and finding another errand will definitely not be so good.
The shopkeeper was very worried and said, "That's no way!" Generally, when opening a jewelry shop, the owner brings the source of customers. Then the reputation spread, and the business got better and better. But their boss, let alone taking guests, only showed up after a short interval of time.
Brother You was also worried. He rented the shop for three years, bought gold and silver, and hired craftsmen. These expenses almost spent the money in his hands. Now the business is so bleak, and no longer want to solve it, all the more than two thousand taels invested in the early stage have to be wiped out.
After much deliberation, Brother You has nothing to do, so he can only ask Yuxi for help: "Mother, my shop is losing money, what can I do?"
Yuxi stopped and said with a smile: "Ayou, did you forget what the parents said before?" I said before. The two of them are not opposed to Brother You's business, but they will not provide anything. help.
Brother You lowered his head and said, "Mother, the shop will definitely close if this continues. Mother, I still owe big sister and big brother a lot of money!"
Yuxi smiled: "Don't worry, Zaozao and Liuer won't urge you to pay you back."
But with so many debts, Brother You was uneasy: "Mother, will you help me this time?"
Yuxi shook his head: "Since I told your father that I won't give you any help, I can't break my promise. Ayou, you still have to figure out your own way in this matter!"
Brother You had a bitter face.
In a blink of an eye, another half month passed. The shop's business still hasn't improved, and Brother You is almost dead of worry. People who love to talk and laugh are always sad now.
The first person who couldn't help it was Xuan Ge'er: "Die, I won't do this business." Seeing Youge's frown, he was in a bad mood!
"If you don't do it, there will be no way to repay the money owed to you." He would have to save more than two thousand taels of foreign debt for ten years even if he didn't spend a penny.
Brother Xuan said hurriedly: "Die, you don't have to pay back my eight hundred taels of silver." In order to support Brother You, Brother Xuan not only took out all the monthly money that he had accumulated over the years, but also celebrated the holidays. All of his red envelopes were also given to him. Brother Xuan now has no money on hand. Of course, Brother Rui is the same as him, the money box is empty.
Brother You hurriedly shook his head and said, "That won't work. Mother often said that my brothers will settle accounts. I will pay you what I owe you. But now I have no money, I owe it temporarily!"
Brother Xuan did not argue with him. The money was given to Brother You, but he didn't plan to come back.
Yun Qing also told Yuxi about Brother You: "When did you say this kid could close the shop?" He was very reluctant to do business with Brother You.
Yuxi couldn't smile: "If you let Brother You know what you think, I'm afraid it will be even more depressed."
Without their support, Brother You would definitely lose out in this business. Yun Qing said: "Business is not a legitimate industry. If he feels idle, he will arrange an errand for him at that time." Brother Rui is now working in the Imperial Guard, and Brother You can also get a share. Errands.
"Let's talk about it!" Brother Yiyou's temperament is determined not to go to the yamen as an errand.
Two days later, Brother You went to look at the shop again. There are people going in and out of every shop, but their shop doors don't even have a personal picture.
When I entered the shop, I saw that the shopkeeper and Xiao Er were both dozing off, but one sitting at the counter and the other squatting at the door. Brother You was very angry: "Just like you, the guests are scared away when they enter the door."
The shopkeeper and Xiao Er woke up and quickly told Rao: "Little boss, it's not that we don't do the job, there are really no guests." At first Xiao Er kept yelling at the door, but after half a month, there was no effect, and he shouted from his throat. Dumb. In this way, he would lose his energy.
Brother You endured his anger and asked the shopkeeper: "It's not a problem that business is so bad. Do you have a good way?"
The shopkeeper glanced at the Yusijin robe on Brother You'er, and whispered: "My boss, you can ask your sisters and them to bring people to buy things." In fact, doing business, especially this jewelry business, was the first thing to do. Relying on the guest soliciting. When you have a reputation for doing it, you won’t have to worry about it.
If his second sister came here to buy things, her identity would have to be revealed in less than a day. He had an agreement with his parents for three chapters, and if he broke his promise, he would close the shop.
Brother You said: "This won't work, my sister and them are not at home, they went to another place."
The shopkeeper also asked someone to inquire about the identity of Brother Woo, only to know that he was from the Korean family in Jingcheng, and the most prominent Korean father in the Han family had already gone out of the clan. No matter how much, it's not clear.
Xiao Er said: "My boss, it's not the little crow's mouth. If you continue like this, the shop will have to close."
As soon as Brother You heard what he said, he knew that this kid had an idea: "If you have any good ideas, just say them."
"Beijing is now fashionable to wear jade ornaments. If the owner is in the jade business, he will definitely make money." The gold and silver shop sells all gold and silver jewelry, and the workmanship is only average. Without the convenience of identity, Brother You couldn't find a skilled master. Rich people look down on the things in this Zuo's jewelry shop, and those who have no money want to buy them.
Brother You asked the shopkeeper: "Do you think this business can be done?"
The shopkeeper hesitated and said: "The boss, because the empress and the second princess like to wear jade ornaments, this has brought a trend in the capital. But ordinary people still like gold and silver jewelry."
The preferences, words and deeds of the upper person directly affect the people below. Yuxi often said this to several children, this Huiyou brother finally understood.
After a pause, the shopkeeper said again: "But if you can find a good jade master, and you have good materials, you can definitely make money." A jewelry shop that doesn't even have jewelry from the town shop, and it's shabby.
Brother You hesitated and said, "Let me consider it."
From the second day on, Brother You went out of the palace every noon, and then didn't come back until dark.
Liuer asked Brother Xuan, "What is Ayou doing during this time? Why can't I keep up with dinner every day?"
Brother Xuan shook his head, "I don't know, I won't say if I ask him." It's too hard to do business.
Liu'er was a little worried, and said to Yuxi, "Mother, don't let Ayou do business anymore! Since doing business, I feel like Ayou brother has changed."
"It's okay to let him suffer a setback!" Living under the wings of him and Yun Qing for a lifetime, this child would never know the cruelty outside.
Liu'er said anxiously, "I'm afraid he will shift his temperament." In case of business failure, Brother You will get caught up in the horns, but then it will not be possible.
Yuxi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Qiyou is not someone who can't afford to lose. Besides, I can't bear such a setback. What else can I do in the future."
A person's energy is limited, even if you are smart, but his mind is focused on business, and his studies will naturally not take care of it.
Mu Jingsi punished Brother You twice. Seeing that it didn't work, she could only tell Yuxi.
Calling Brother You, Yuxi asked, "How did you promise me and your father?" Brother You promised to say that he would never delay his studies, and Yuxi agreed to let him do business. .
Brother You're a little ashamed: "Mother, this shop is not doing well, and I really don't know how to do it now."
Fearing that Yuxi would let him close the shop, Brother You said, "Mother, I have lost so much money, and I always have to make money back."
Yuxi leaned on the chair and asked, "Then you give me a deadline." Instead of looking at both ends and then doing both ends well, it is better to focus on one thing.
"Mother, give me another three months." If there is no improvement by that time, he can only accept it.
Yuxi nodded and said, "Okay! I'll just give you three months. During these three months, you won't have to go to the study."
Brother You was overjoyed when he heard the words: "I know that Niang is the best." He must do business so that Fei Niang's support for him will not be in vain.
Yun Qing looked ugly after knowing this: "Is it important to study or to do business?"
Yuxi smiled and said, "Brother You started enlightenment at the age of three and studied with her husband at the age of six. After seven years of learning, he has learned almost everything in class."
Yun Qing was very depressed, and said, "You said he doesn't need to study because You'er is only a few years old? Who said that there is no end to learning?" Because of Yuxi's words, he now reads in his free time. Of course, it was more uncomfortable at first, and it seemed that I didn't reject it when I got used to it.
Yuxi explained patiently: "I didn't say that he didn't need to learn, but he didn't need to learn from his husband anymore. Let him go outside to experience and practice, and he can truly grow up if he knows the sinister heart." Those officials are even more sleek and cunning. No matter how clever Brother You is, if he looks like a blank sheet of paper, he won't be their opponent in politics in the future.
After listening to Yuxi's explanation, Yun Qing asked in confusion, "Is it enough for three months?"
"If you have money without a backing, and you're still a half-year-old child, this is not just the fat in the eyes of some people." There are good people in the world, but there are also many evil ones.
After hearing this, Yun Qing said, "The person who secretly protects has to be doubled." Otherwise, he was worried.
Although the six children are going to restart Hao, the other five are also his treasures, and they cannot tolerate the slightest difference.
Yuxi smiled and nodded.
Yun Qing thought for a while and said, "Brother Rui is in the Imperial Guard, and Brother You is also doing business outside. What about Brother Xuan?" Qi Hao studied with Mu Jingsi in the morning and worked as a errand in the household in the afternoon. Yuxi has agreed to let him help with part of the government affairs when he is familiar with all the procedures of Liubuyamen.
Yuxi laughed and said, "Brother Xuan is determined to become a university student, so he can study with peace of mind."
"I'm afraid he will become a nerd if he continues like this! Look at their brothers talking together, Brother Xuan is always a little slow." No matter how to change this situation, Brother Xuan will be a nerd in all likelihood. .
Yuxi also noticed this, and thought for a while and said, "What do you think of sending him to the academy? There are so many people in the academy that you can learn and communicate with each other." It's not enough to stay at home and work behind closed doors.
This method is good, Yun Qing asked, "Then send him to Baitan Academy." Baitan Academy is the largest and best in Beijing.
Yuxi nodded: "Yes."
"Let him change his identity like Brother You." It is more pure to go to the academy to study as an ordinary person.
Yuxi smiled and nodded and said, "Yes. If you don't go to the academy, you definitely can't use your real name." Most of the people studying at Baitan Academy are the children of officials. These people are well informed. With their real names, they will surely find out the news soon.
Yun Qing was a little surprised: "Are you going to send him to Baitan Academy now?"
Yuxi smiled and shook his head: "Opening Spring Baitan Academy will hold an exam, and you can enter after the exam. When next spring starts, let him pass the exam and enter Baitan Academy!"
In a blink of an eye, more than two months passed. Although Brother Woo didn't say anything, just seeing his slightly relaxed expression, Yuxi knew that the jewelry store's business had picked up. But Brother Woo didn't take the initiative to mention it, and Yuxi didn't ask either.
Liu'er looked for Yuxi this day and told her one thing: "Mother, the paintings in Ayou's study are gone."
Yuxi asked: "I remember that the picture of Jiangfan Towers by Li Sixun was hung in his study." Li Sixun's paintings are extremely superb, most of his paintings depict magnificent palaces and strange and beautiful natural mountains and rivers.
Brother You is an authentic foodie and is not very interested in antiques such as calligraphy and painting. But the study was bare and ugly, so Yuxi chose this Li Sixun painting for him.
Liu'er nodded and said, "Yes! Mother, how do you deal with this?" The palace man must have no guts to steal the painting, and now the painting is gone, it's only possible that Brother You took it by himself. So she couldn't deal with this matter.
Yuxi thought for a while and said, "You shouldn't know about this." It made a noise and let Yun Qing know about it, fearing that he would get angry again.
Liu Er said with some worry: "Mother, will Ayou take the painting and pay it back?" A painting is nothing, and there is no shortage of such a painting in her family. But if Brother You really took the painting to exchange for money, this matter would be a big or small thing.
Yuxi nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will take care of this."
ps: add more tomorrow.