The prince of buns

Unexpectedly, the next day was the young aunt of Nian Shangshu's family——Fangchen of the second wife of Nianfu. Those who are either rich or noble come from prominent backgrounds.

In the name of Duke Wei's mansion and Madam Ruan's good relationship with others, she and the ladies at home have received the post a long time ago, but Madam Ruan is not at home at the moment, who would still To take care of the ladies going out?

Besides, the eldest lady, Songya, is not in the mood because her marriage has been hindered, and the third lady, Songzhen, is always indifferent, but the second lady, Songxian, is so anxious about this matter that she picks up the maids in her room. Get angry.

Her own mother, Aunt Chen, persuaded her, "Good girl, there is nothing you can do if your wife is not at home. You can't let young girls go out by themselves. Besides, your eldest sister is not in the mood now. Let's do more things than do less things. Be quiet!"

Songxian's face flushed red with anger, and she threw the bright clothes she was picking out on Aunt Chen's face angrily.

"Other people's mothers are looking forward to their own daughter's well-being. Auntie, why are you pouring cold water on me? What's wrong with the elder sister? If she doesn't have the mind, she wants all the girls in the family to follow her as sisters-in-law!"

It turns out that although Song Ya is not very old, she has always had the most thoughts. Because Mrs. Ruan likes her, she has had many dreams of prosperity.

For example, if you talk about others in the future, if you don't dare to compare with Songya, then you must be confident that you can beat Songzhen!

A while ago, I overheard Mrs. Ruan and Mrs. Liu whispering about the third master of the family that year, that is, the eldest son of the second wife. Just this year, he is a good-looking talent and has not yet discussed marriage.

I heard that the second wife had asked Madam Ruan about the other two ladies in the family with great interest, that is, her own and Songzhen's temperament and preferences.

Although Song Ya's marriage is not going well, it's settled, so it's my turn. This year, the second wife invites ladies from all families, isn't it a good opportunity for me to show my face?If she didn't go, what would happen if the girl from another family took the opportunity?

So the more I think about it, the more anxious I become, the more I think about it, the angrier I get, she was born by Aunt Chen, how could Aunt Chen not understand her thoughts?I had no choice but to sigh and said: "It's a pity that these two good clothes have never been worn out. If you wear them, other girls will become burnt girls. But the second master has not sent his wife home yet, three The master never goes out, if the second master is here, you can ask him to send your sisters to go with him, even if the eldest lady is not willing, there will be that girl Songzhen to accompany you!"

This remark reminded Songxian, anyway, as long as there is an elder or a man in the family to send them to Nian's house, it will be fine, the second and third will not make it, isn't there an annoying rascal boss who is eating at home? ?

Anyway, Mrs. Ruan has already prepared the gifts to celebrate her birthday, and as long as she brings them out, she can come to the door with dignity.

So when Dang even ran out with bright eyes, of course she would not seek Qi Mu'an, but ran straight to her father, Master Qi's house.

Master Qi ate and drank enough at Xie Bai's place last night, and he was in a very good mood this morning. When he saw his second daughter, who would always please him, come, he smiled cheerfully and asked her kindly what to do. Did you have breakfast?

Songxian knew that the old man was going out after breakfast, so she hurriedly went straight to the point and said: "Daddy, my daughter came to talk to her about something serious. Today, the second wife of the Nian family sent a post to invite our family members to come to the house On the day I went, my mother wasn't at home, so it's okay if we don't go, I just need to send a mother to let me know, the second wife is also the most reasonable, but..."

Speaking of this, however, there was a distressed expression on her face, which successfully aroused Master Qi's interest.

"But what?"

"However, there were some gossip about our family just a while ago. If no one in our family comes to such an occasion today, my daughter may have some good gossips. I hid at home and didn’t dare to go out to meet people.”

These words were regarded as hitting Master Qi's valve hard in the heart, and being talked about behind his back?

That's great!Where to put the face of the ancestors!

So he immediately called someone in, "Go to the boss's room, and tell me what I said, let him ask someone to prepare the car, and take his sisters to Nianfu himself. Mother Liu is not at home, you go ask Ask Aunt Chen, which other wives usually go out with their wives, send four to follow their sisters, be considerate in everything, don't worry, you will lose your soul when your wife is not at home!"

The maid hurriedly agreed and went, and Songxian happily went back to change her clothes and comb her hair. After a while, someone came to invite her, saying that the uncle is waiting at the gate, and the ladies are asked to go out when they are ready.

When she went out in a fancy dress, Songya said that she was not good enough to get off, but Songzhen came easy-going, but she still dressed as usual, but she wore an extra piece of gold silk given by Mrs. Ruan on her head The phoenix hairpin is considered rich, but compared with her body surrounded by green jade, it is shabby enough.

This made her feel very comfortable and satisfied, and even Qi Mu'an, who was usually displeased when looking at everything, also liked it, so he seldom called big brother with a smile.

She is happy in her heart, but some people are not happy!

Qi Mu'an was alone last night thinking about his wife so much that he couldn't sleep. He wanted to catch up on sleep this morning, but he was disturbed by their boring women's party.

So she just agreed listlessly, Songxian didn't care about him, she got into the car happily on her own, but Songzhen stopped and said with concern: "Big brother didn't sleep well at night, his eye sockets are blue , I'm too tired for you today."

It's still like a brother and sister!

Qi Mu'an listened to it, so he looked at the younger sister twice more, but even he, a paratrooper, felt that her dress today was a little too plain.

"It's rare to go out to play. Why is my sister trying to save trouble and not dressing up properly?"

Songzhen glanced in the direction of Songxian on the carriage meaningfully, lowered her voice and laughed, "Second sister is the protagonist today, I won't join in the fun."

Hey, I didn't expect this messy Qi family to have a sensible person besides myself.

Qi Muan smiled knowingly and didn't say anything more. Anan sent the two sisters over to the mansion. When he saw the weather was so good, he would just go home and nest there alone. Why don't he go to the street for a walk, by the way I went to my own shops to have a look. Although the newly hired shopkeepers were very hardworking and honest, but for the work, the big boss who came around often was definitely different from never coming!

He has worked for others himself, and he can probably understand the mentality of wage earners.

The first stop was the gold and silver shop that he bought back from old second-hand dealers at a low price.

Seeing him, the shopkeeper hurriedly nodded and bowed to welcome him in. The one who served tea and snacks was very courteous, and took the initiative to take out the daily entry and exit account book and explain it to him one by one.

Qi Mu'an listened patiently while drinking tea, and learned that after the Chinese New Year, the business is still growing steadily and generally running well, but a new shop opened on the street next door a few days ago. I have sent people to visit the store, and the styles of the goods inside are very new and there are many exquisite and good ones. I can only say that they have not made a name for a while, and I am afraid that they will be a threat to them after a while.

Qi Mu'an nodded, "I think you are a smart person. Originally, I could send someone else for this matter, but you are an expert, so I can only send you the most appropriate one. In this way, you go and check the details of the owner of that store. Only when you know yourself and the enemy can you make a countermeasure.”

The shopkeeper hurriedly smiled and said: "The young one eats the bowl of rice from the old man, and he can wait for him to open his mouth. The young one has already visited carefully. It was opened by a young man from other provinces. It is said that he came to the capital to join some relatives. I want to live here for a long time. I heard from the people in their store that even the capital of opening the store is funded by his relatives."

Oh--

Qi Mu'an responded, which means that the opponent's financial resources are not enough to fight a protracted war.

Looking downstairs through the curtain, it's only mid-morning, and there are already customers in twos and threes wandering around the store.

Immediately clapped his hands and stood up, "I'm leaving, you are busy with your work. So, put up a sign and go out, saying that the proprietor is happy to have fun with the neighbors, and anyone who buys things at our house within a month from now on will be free. [-]% discount for two items. In addition, create a record for each customer, write down the name and birthday of the customer, and promise that those who come to shop on the day of the birthday will all be given exquisite gifts. Make sure everyone feels that he is from our store. In addition, we will release all the good things we picked out at the bottom of the box for the nobles at once. Don’t be reluctant at this time, there are many people out there holding money and thinking about good things, but they can’t think about it. Now is a great opportunity for us to make our name known.”

What he said made the shopkeeper stare wide-eyed, my God, this uncle Qi is a son of an official family, and the theory is that he is a man who does not work hard and does not distinguish between grains and grains. Where can he get such a well-organized business book?

Although the [-]% discount is a bit thinner, but if there are more people buying it, isn’t it still making money?

Registering guests and sending them birthday gifts doesn't cost them much, but it warms hearts and makes everyone feel important.

The so-called home away from home, what a guest wants is the feeling of being flattered and flattered by others. Even if he only has a little money to spend with you, people also hope to get the best service, right?

So busy he just nodded once every sentence he said, secretly rejoicing in his heart that he didn't play tricks and try to hide the benefits from his boss. With such a powerful boss, he only needs to make a small move, and he may be caught.

Sure enough, as soon as Qi Mu'an's idea came out, and it was widely spread, the popularity of the store immediately increased several times, more people came to see the fun, and naturally more people bought things.

Sure enough, as Qi Muan expected, small profits but quick turnover, the actual profit did not decrease because of the discount, but because of the increase in sales, they quickly replenished the goods, and the volume was larger than before. He also took the opportunity to lower the purchase price And asked the supplier for several treasures that are not easily seen.

Of course, this is something.

But he said that he left the gold and silver shop, so he decided to go to the competitor not far away to see the situation in person.

The person who came out to receive him was a well-mannered young man with delicate features, not handsome, but quite friendly.

"I didn't expect Xiongtai to be the shopkeeper at such a young age."

Qi Mu'an smiled and played with the jade pendant in his hand, pretending to be casual.

The young man smiled modestly, "I'm not afraid of my brother's jokes. My surname is Lin, and my name is Xiao. This shop is my capital, but I can't afford to hire a manager. It's a small business, and I just do everything myself."

Qi Mu'an didn't expect that he was the young man from other places that his shopkeeper had mentioned, so he couldn't help but look at him twice, and then seeing other customers coming to the door, he bought the jade pendant that he had just fancy, and hurriedly met Lin Xiao Saying goodbye, I went to other shops and didn't return home until the afternoon.

Unexpectedly, I didn't know what happened until I got home.

Originally, he, the older brother, sent the two girls over there, out of respect in etiquette. When they came back, of course, as long as the servants prepared the carriages and horses, it would be fine, so he didn't care when they came back, he just let the wild horses go. up.

Who knew that when he got home, he saw Aunt Zhou was already waiting in his room, and when she saw him, she burst into tears and snot.

"As soon as the second lady came back, she slapped our third lady twice in front of the servants, scratching her face with her dirty mouth, and now she is still guarding her door and cursing people! The master is not at home, I beg the master to make the decision and give our third lady a fair word!"

faint!What is this all about!

Qi Mu'an rolled his eyes at the sky, and had no choice but to follow Aunt Zhou to the inner courtyard again.