The taste of the year is getting stronger and stronger. wWw!QuanBen-XiaoShuo!CoMAlthough there are snowstorms in the north, many people have been displaced. But in the capital, there was still peace and joy in welcoming the New Year. Smiles appeared on everyone's faces, and merchants' discount slogans began to sound. Fireworks, firecrackers, red lanterns and other things that are necessary for the New Year can be seen everywhere on the streets.
Xiao Yueye has lived a comfortable life for more than half a month. Although there was something about mahjong that bothered him, he basically just pointed and pointed. The rest of the time, he basically wandered around and teased his daughter.
Liu Qianqian wrote down all the mahjong playing methods she knew, but now there is only one type of mahjong that is circulated outside. According to Xiao Yueye's arrangement, mahjong suddenly became the most popular thing in the capital. At first, it was just a few idle people who were curious to play, but after they discovered the fun inside, it naturally spread from one to ten, from one to ten, and from one hundred to one thousand. In the end, almost the entire capital knew about Mahjong. Murong Liuyun knew about it, and even sent someone to the Xiao Mansion to ask for a pair of mahjong to be brought into the palace for study.
Since you are interested, the next sale will naturally come naturally. The carving masters gathered at Xiao Yueye and their respective apprentices were busy every day. Fortunately, Xiao Yueye used the method of division of labor. For example, those with poor carving skills would be responsible for making the wood into the size of mahjong. Then for the rest, you would specialize in Hongzhong and he would specialize in whiteboards. In this way, the assembly line would be divided and the speed would be faster. More than one or two times
However, despite this, the sales of mahjong are still in short supply. And every day, there is an endless stream of people gathered around the mahjong room next to Xijunzhai, learning how to play.
Liu Fucai found Xiao Yueye two days ago. He was very confident in the mahjong market, so he hoped to get the production method and playing method of mahjong, and use the influence of the ticket number in the country to sell it nationwide. He thought bigger than Xiao Yueye. With such a capable brother-in-law helping, how could Xiao Yueye be unwilling
After the demand for mahjong increased, Xiao Yueye recruited a group of ordinary craftsmen. He didn't have high requirements for these people, as long as they were responsible for making the wood into the size of mahjong. In this way, the speed will be faster. After Xiao Yueye's instruction, the parts of the painting on the back were also handed over to a group of ordinary women who were recruited. Although they don’t understand anything, they can still color according to the pattern.
According to Liu Qianqian, what is currently circulating in the outside world is only the Guangdong card playing style, and many other playing styles have not been spread yet! These are Xiao Yueye's secret weapons. What he wants to do is to use this to increase the popularity of his future brothel.
As Xiao Yueye expected, pirated versions of Mahjong soon appeared. These damn pirated copies were of poor quality in the beginning, and most of them were sold to ordinary people. Later, I probably got familiar with the technology, and the quality improved a lot. All of a sudden, a lot of Xiao Yueye's customers were taken away.
Fortunately, Xiao Yueye was mentally prepared, so it was not a surprise. Although there will always be a market for mahjong, Xiao Yueye estimates that the current popularity will be saturated for a long time. In other words, these pirated copies will not make much money for long.
After most people understood how to play mahjong, Xiao Yueye decided to charge a fee for the mahjong parlor and use it as a public place specifically for people to play mahjong. Of course, the charging standard is not very high, so most people can enter and play. It is not a problem to put four or five tables in a mahjong parlor.
A material to replace mahogany was also found. It is a kind of stone called Yungang stone. It is hard but not brittle, has a smooth feel, and is very suitable for making mahjong. This kind of stone is not common and the price will be higher. But its own texture and feel definitely make the figure worth it. Using this kind of stone to make mahjong requires a lot of effort. Xiao Yueye even hired some stone carving masters. Of course, like some people before, they all signed a contract and were not allowed to build mahjong for other people or businesses within a year.
Xiao Yueye planned to use Yungang Stone mahjong for ordinary guests in his brothel. As for the noble level ones, they chose to make them out of jade, which is even more remarkable. It is completely a matter of exquisite jade carving. Fortunately, Xiao Yueye had a lot of time and didn't care. He is not just a jade mahjong, he is also preparing to create a gold mahjong specifically for giving away.
Things were proceeding in an orderly manner, Xiao Yue appeared at night, and the money was not enough.
Yes, there is not enough money. Although the sales of mahogany mahjong are very popular, plus the income of the mahjong parlor, deducting miscellaneous costs and Liu Qianqian's share, Xiao Yueye only made more than 800 taels. But for him to make jade mahjong and gold mahjong, the material cost alone was more than 800 taels. So I had to take some money out of my home and use it as a subsidy.
It's not that Xiao Yueye is in a loss-making business, but because mahjong is booming, but it hasn't reached the place where everyone is obsessed with it, so there are many inquiries but not many buyers. In addition, piracy is rampant, so the income is relatively small. All these profits were invested in the production of white jade and gold mahjong, so it was natural to make ends meet.
But Xiao Yueye wasn't too worried because Liu Fucai had already started promoting mahjong nationwide. He believed that it wouldn't be long before the 70-percent account he and Liu Fucai agreed upon would bring a lot of money.
"Ms. sir, let's have a cup of ginseng tea." Yansha's shout awakened Xiao Yueye from her thoughts.
He smiled, looked at Yansha and asked, "Yan'er, where are you in your heart?"
"The little girl is tired from playing, and she is sleeping next to her mother!" Yansha said with a loving look on her face when she mentioned her daughter.
"That girl in my heart is noisy and doesn't know who she is following." Murong Yufeng chuckled softly from the side. Although it was a question, her eyes were looking straight at Xiao Yueye, making the latter laugh involuntarily.
Seeing Xiao Yueye holding the account book in her hand, although she usually didn't pay much attention to this, she also heard Rourou mention several times that the family's funds were not flowing smoothly. Yansha frowned and said: "Although there is little cash at home, those There are a lot of precious medicinal materials, jewelry, and antique paintings. If you sell them outside, they will cost you one thousand eight hundred taels."
"Yes, Xiao Lang, although the money in my palace is not much, a few thousand taels is more than enough." Murong Yufeng also said.
Xiao Yueye smiled and waved her hand: "Yufeng, you can't touch the palace's money casually. There are so many people waiting to eat! Besides, I'm not so incompetent that I need to use my wife's money. As for the jewelry at home, I can't touch it. . Our house is in ruins, why are we pawning it off?"
"There are a lot of them that are useless!" Murong Yufeng muttered: "For example, the diaper made of mountain snow silk was so big in my heart that day, how can I still use it?"
This work is an exclusive text version and may not be reproduced or excerpted without permission. For more latest and fastest chapters, please visit.! Xiao Yueye smiled: "Hey, I don't need it, I will give it to her younger brothers and sisters in the future. In this world, except for my children, Xiao Yueye, who has the ability to use Tianshan snow silk as diapers? Haha, ok, you don't need it either I'm worried about the money issue. After a few days, Xi Junzhai will get his profits back."
Since Xiao Yueye said so, Yansha and Murong Yufeng no longer insisted. Anyway, the family is not so poor that they have no money, it’s just that they have a temporary shortage of cash. Just like what Yansha said, there are a lot of useless and expensive things at home! Just take it out and sell it, it will be enough.
"Oh, by the way, Yufeng, where is my father-in-law?"
Murong Yufeng smiled softly and pointed to the north: "Every day I go to Aunt Liu to look for Uncle Qiu, and so does Uncle Cheng. I heard Aunt Liu say that Uncle Qiu is so annoying that he wonders when to take him with him. Just leave Aunt Liu secretly."
Thinking of Qiu Ziyun's sad face, Xiao Yueye couldn't help but laugh. Indeed, his master is as cold as ice. I'm afraid he has never experienced such a "battle" in his life, right
"What's even more amazing is," Yan Sha suppressed a smile and added: "I heard that Uncle Cheng and the prince also seem to have learned mahjong, and there is also Aunt Liu, who often plays mahjong with Uncle Qiu. I heard that Aunt Liu She said she had never known that Uncle Qiu’s expression could change so much.”
After chatting for a while, they started talking about the aftermath of the snow disaster in the north.
"I heard this time that there seemed to be civil unrest in several places. The imperial court tried its best to suppress it, and many troops were lost?"
Xiao Yueye nodded: "Well, according to the intelligence, it seems that someone deliberately instigated and led the deceived people to fight with the officers and soldiers. These people took advantage of their familiarity with the local area to hide in Tibet and engage in guerrilla warfare. The officers and soldiers The losses were heavy. However, today’s intelligence said that Song Hu and Zhang Tao had arrived with their troops and quickly controlled the situation with thunderous means.”
"I hope things over there can end soon. Huilan is thinking about Song Hu every day!" Yan Sha nodded.
"Yes, but come to think of it, I heard from my father that Song Hu seems to have made a lot of contributions this time!" Murong Yufeng said with a smile.
"Yes, Tiger is lucky this time." Xiao Yueye chuckled: "Because those faint-hearted officials had a bad start, which caused the people to become hostile to the officers and soldiers. As soon as Su Jing and the others arrived, there was a riot. With Tiger He is not afraid of the Mongolian army, let alone these common people. Moreover, he has a lot of control over the situation. He only kills the owl when he is trapped. Coupled with Su Jing's talk, he can quickly control most of the situation. In the past few days, there have been good news one after another. The emperor publicly praised them and Zhang Tao in the Jinluan Palace. I think that after the three of them return to Beijing, they will be promoted. "
"Su Jing shouldn't be promoted for the time being, but Tiger and Zhang Tao can." Murong Yufeng nodded.
The three of them were chatting when suddenly Aunt Ye ran in panting, her face full of joy: "Master, Master..."
"What's wrong? Aunt Ye?"
"Master, eldest mistress, eldest mistress..."
"Sister Rourou? What's wrong with her?" Xiao Yueye asked hurriedly, looking nervous.
Aunt Ye took a deep breath and laughed: "The young lady is here, she is really here." (Quanben Novel Network www.QuanBen-XiaoShuo.com)