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Chapter 223
In October, around the stove, every family has a banquet.

But Xu Chunjun kept his filial piety, so no one went.

That day, Mrs. Fang went to her sister's house for a drink, and Xu Chunjun dressed up and went out afterwards.

This time she brought both Ziling and Lvshi.

When you come to Gaoyang Street, there are shops on both sides of this street. Although it is not as good as Ziyang Street and Noon Street, which are the most prosperous in the capital, it can still be called bustling and lively.

The carriage that Xu Chunjun was sitting in stopped in front of a shop without a plaque on the east side of the street, and Ziling and Lushi got out of the carriage first, and then helped Xu Chunjun down.

At this time, the door of the shop opened, and a man in his thirties, wearing a bamboo green cotton robe, came out from the door.

He was plainly dressed, with a refined face, and a teenage girl followed behind him.

The girl looked at Xu Chunjun and clapped her hands with a smile, saying: "The fairy is here, the fairy is here!" She came to hold Xu Chunjun's hand.

Green Pole quickly stopped her, the man also pulled the girl back, and said kindly: "Ninny, go back to the house obediently."

The girl was obviously a silly girl, but she listened to the man very well. Although her eyes were still looking at Xu Chunjun, her feet slowly retreated.

"It's all right, Shopkeeper Yi," Xu Chunjun smiled, stretched out his hand and said to the silly girl, "Ask this sister to accompany you to buy candy!"

The silly girl was so happy, she jumped up and down and followed the green water shield to the food seller.

"Grandma, please come in." The middle-aged man bowed slightly, letting Xu Chunjun in.

This shop is one of the stores taken back by the Zheng family.

The man's name was Yi Pingshun, and he had been the treasurer of Shengxing Bank, the largest bank in the south of the Yangtze River, for 20 years.

I only came to Beijing last year.

"Shopkeeper Yi, please sit down. I'm really sorry that it's been so long since I came to see you," Xu Chunjun said to Yi Pingshun with a smile, "Please forgive me for my negligence."

"Grandma is serious," Yi Pingshun said hastily, "I know you are busy."

A few days ago, Xu Chunjun sent someone to let Yi Pingshun live here. This place has been closed since it was recovered, and there is a place to live upstairs.

"It's the first time I saw you today. Before I saw you, I thought you were an old man!" Xu Chunjun was somewhat surprised. She knew that Yi Pingshun had been a shopkeeper in Jiangnan for 20 years. 20 years of experience is out of the question.

In this way, Yi Pingshun would be around fifty.

"Actually, I'm already in my early fifties, but I just look young." Yi Pingshun smiled and explained, "Miss Cen was also curious when she saw me."

"Yunchu recommended you to me, which really helped me a lot," Xu Chunjun nodded and said, "It stands to reason that our family can't invite a shopkeeper like you, so if you have any requests, just ask."

Before she got married, Cen Yunchu and Jiang Nuan came to Xu's house to add makeup to her. Jiang Nuan gave her a bank note, while Cen Yunchu gave her a sachet and told her to open it later.

There was only a note in the sachet, with Yi Pingshun's resume written on the front and a sentence on the back: If you need a shopkeeper, please use it.

After Xu Chunjun took back the shop, the next step was to do business.

So I contacted Yi Pingshun and met him here.

"Second Master Cen and the Eldest Miss recommend me to Grandma, they must value you very much. How can you be an ordinary person to win their favor? I have no other requirements, as long as Grandma allows me to bring my daughter with me. "Yi Pingshun said.

"Don't worry, shopkeeper Yi, I have nothing to say to this trivial matter." Xu Chunjun said, "If you have any requirements on wages, I will do my best to give you higher wages."

"It's good that wages follow the market," Yi Pingshun said, "Grandma, don't make comparisons because of how much wages I have paid. I will pay the wages that the shopkeeper should get for the size of our shop."

"Although Shopkeeper Yi said so, I disagree," Xu Chunjun shook his head, "Our shop is not big right now, but I want to make it bigger, and secondly, I can't go in and out of the house as often as men. It's up to you to worry about it. So it's only appropriate to add another [-]%."

"Grandma is really particular about people," Yi Pingshun didn't refuse any more, "Then I'd rather be respectful than obedient."

"Shopkeeper Yi, you don't need to be polite to me. Although I haven't seen the world, I know the principle of trustworthiness in employing people." Xu Chunjun said, "Let's get down to business, let's talk about business matters today."

"I wonder if grandma has her own plans?" Yi Pingshun asked.

"With a bank manager like you working for me, I naturally want to open a bank," Xu Chunjun had indeed planned for a long time, "There are seventeen shops in my family today, but they are not successful. Therefore, I I want to turn the parts into wholes. Sell some of the bad ones and use the money in one place.”

"Grandma's idea coincides with this one, but I don't know which one to use to make it bigger?" Yi Pingshun asked.

"It's up to you to help me make up my mind," Xu Chunjun said, "The shop here is not too big, but the location is not bad, the shops on both sides can discuss, if you buy them, the shop will expand.

Or maybe the silk and satin shop on Linglong Street is acceptable, which is what our family already owns.

Or buy it in a more prosperous area, the cost is naturally higher, and it is difficult to find a seller. "

"It seems that Grandma has thought very carefully," Yi Pingshun nodded slowly, "According to what I mean, there are advantages and disadvantages to being in a prosperous place. Especially the two main streets, the largest business houses and banks in the capital have set up There. We have just been established, and it is really difficult to compete with them. It is better to take a step back and stay away from them. Firstly, it saves costs, and secondly, it avoids competing with them.”

"People are strong and we are weak, so we can't snatch them," Xu Chunjun smiled, "I just want to pick up some scattered silver from their fingers, just opportunistic."

"No matter how big the bank business is, it's still a prudent plan." Yi Pingshun realized that Xu Chunjun was a shrewd person. "Grandma's idea is not bad at all."

"When it comes to the location, I'm afraid Linglong Street is more suitable," Xu Chunjun thought carefully and said, "Although it is not the main street, it connects all directions, and almost everyone in the capital does not pass by there. The shop faces north and south. It’s more convenient and stylish than here. I’ll look back and see if the shops on the left and right can pay off.”

"If you can't make it, you don't have to force it," Yi Pingshun said, "Let's start from a small place, and there's no need to rush at this moment."

At this time, Lvzhen came back with the silly girl, and she happily ran to Yi Pingshun with the candy in her hand.

"Shopkeeper Yi, if you are too busy to take care of her, you can entrust her to me." Xu Chunjun could see that Yi Pingshun loved her very much, "I will treat her as well as my own sister."

(End of this chapter)