After the system ran, I took off with my family
Chapter 228 New Year’s Eve
Time always passes very quickly in winter, and the New Year is approaching in the blink of an eye. Today is the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. The streets of the county town are crowded with people. Many people from surrounding villages come to the city to buy New Year's goods, and the Lin family is no exception.
After breakfast, Lin An took Lin Shuyan and Li and Lin Shuyue's mother and daughter and split up into two groups. Lin An and his son went to Xunweilou, while Li and Lin Shuyue's mother and daughter took Mother Luo and the two maids Qinghe and Qingzhi to their own silver shop first.
Although there are too many jewels at home to take away, Manager Gao sent a message a few days ago saying that the silver shop has received some new pieces from the capital.
Since ancient times, there has been no woman who doesn't like beautiful jewelry. The mother and daughter picked and chose and picked a lot of jewelry in the silver shop. However, although it was their own silver shop, they had to pay every time they came. This was the rule set by Lin Shuyue.
After coming out of the jewelry store, the mother and daughter went straight to the cloth shop. When the owner of the cloth shop saw the mother and daughter, he smiled like a flower, "Oh, Mrs. Lin, Miss Lin, you are here!" This is a big customer coming to the store.
The other female customers in the store were startled by the sudden shout from the cloth shop owner, and they all turned around to see who the cloth shop owner was that made him so enthusiastic.
"Boss Xu's business is booming."
Li nodded with a smile, then pulled Lin Shuyue to start choosing. She planned to buy some cloth as New Year gifts for the servants in the house.
After an incense stick of time, the mother and daughter picked out more than a dozen pieces of fine cotton silk and several exquisitely crafted cloaks and jackets. Lin Shuyue also specially picked out two fox fur cloaks for her father and two brothers.
After paying the money, the cloth shop owner looked at the Li mother and daughter and smiled as if he had seen the God of Wealth. "Mrs. Lin, I will send someone to deliver these things to your house later."
"Okay, I'll trouble you, Boss Xu."
Li nodded slightly, thanked her, and then took Lin Shuyue out of the cloth shop.
As soon as the mother and daughter left, several female customers in the cloth shop curiously asked the owner of the cloth shop about the identities of Li's mother and daughter.
After learning that the two were the wife and daughter of the owner of Xunweilou, several female guests suddenly realized that it was no wonder that they were so generous, it turned out that they were the wife of the owner of Xunweilou, which was very popular in the county and even the capital.
After leaving the cloth shop, Li and Lin Shuyue took Luo Mama and others to the grocery store to buy some dry goods and some daily necessities.
In the past, these were arranged by Steward Lin, but perhaps infected by the joy on the faces of passers-by on the street, Li was particularly interested today, and only stopped after the carriage was filled with a sense of unsatisfaction.
After arranging for the driver to deliver the New Year's goods back to Jing'an Lane, she took her daughter to Xunweilou to reunite with Lin An and his son.
Xunweilou is still packed with guests today. Some customers even went back to tell their relatives and friends when they learned that Xunweilou would be closed from tomorrow until after the New Year.
As a result, more and more customers gathered in the two tea stalls at the door. Fortunately, the shop next door was bought by Lin Shuyue some time ago. After a simple renovation, it could accommodate several tables of customers.
As for the Xunweilou branch in the capital city, Li Yuan managed it very well, and he would copy the branch's accounts every half a month and send them to Lanshan Village by carrier pigeons.
A few days ago, Li Yuan wrote a letter in which he proposed that the branch should be open as usual during the Chinese New Year. It turned out that several housekeepers from wealthy families had recently come to inquire whether the branch would be open during the Chinese New Year. If it was open, they would book a private room now.
When the housekeepers came to inquire, Li Yuan happened to be helping to greet guests in the lobby. When other guests heard this, they also asked whether the restaurant could continue to be open during the New Year.
During the Chinese New Year, it would be great for the whole family to gather together to eat hotpot, which would also allow your wife and mother to relax a little.
After reading the letter, Lin Shuyue went to the backyard to find Lin An and Li. After discussing, the family decided to agree to Li Yuan's proposal.
In the reply letter, Lin Shuyue specifically instructed Li Yuan to pay the store employees triple their monthly wages during the Chinese New Year, and to also arrange holiday gifts for the employees.
As for Li Yuan, after observing him for a period of time, she decided to give Li Yuan half of the branch's monthly profit as a dividend reward, just like Manager Hu, and the remaining 95% of the profit would belong to the Lin family.
The bustle at Xunweilou lasted the whole day until the hour of Hai. After seeing off the last guest, Manager Hu directed his waiters to start cleaning up the restaurant.
Lin An looked at the waiters who were working in an orderly manner and nodded with satisfaction. After everyone had cleaned up the restaurant, Lin An asked Manager Hu to call the waiters and several kitchen helpers and cooks to the lobby.
"Since Xunweilou opened, I have seen everyone's performance. Thank you for your hard work."
Lin An looked at the waiters and the chef standing in a row, "The New Year is coming soon. I have already told Shopkeeper Hu that we will give everyone double their monthly wages this month. In addition, each person will be rewarded with two new sets of clothes, two pairs of shoes, and a pound of brown sugar."
When everyone heard his words, their faces flushed with joy. After coming to their senses, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed to express their gratitude: "Thank you for the reward, sir! We will do our best to take Xunweilou's business to a higher level."
"Well, I am grateful for your kindness. Get up. It is getting late. Let's go back and have a good rest."
Lin An stepped forward and motioned for them to get up.
Lin Shuyue sat aside and looked at Lin An quietly, her thoughts surging.
She still remembered that when she first came to this world last year, Lin An was just an honest, soft-hearted, indecisive farmer. But since escaping the famine, her father had gradually become more decisive and able to remain calm in the face of danger. In addition, with the intentional or unintentional guidance and the influence of books over the past year, her father can now deal with all kinds of people on his own with ease. This is great, and she can travel far away with peace of mind.
After returning from the provincial capital, she proposed to Li and Lin An her idea of traveling far away. Perhaps her parents had already seen through her thoughts, and there was no surprise on their faces when they heard her words. Although they were reluctant and worried in their hearts, the couple still nodded in agreement.
However, it was almost winter, so Li suggested that she leave in the early spring of next year.
On the second day, Lin Shuyue went to the farm early in the morning. The fields in the farm were now planted with cold-resistant crops, such as leeks, white radishes, onions, mustard greens, cabbages, and so on.
After checking the crops in the fields, she went to the back mountain. She had secretly watered the pear and peach trees there with some spiritual spring water before they bore fruit. As a result, the pears and peaches they produced this year were not only big and good-looking, but also tasted exceptionally sweet.
After being sent to Xunweilou and made into fruit platters, it caused a sensation. Many ladies sent people to Xunweilou to ask if they could buy the pears and peaches separately.
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