The koi wife dressed as the male protagonist of the imperial examination

Chapter 223
If Li Xiuping was a dog who was trying to gain a lot of money for his own career, he didn't need to think too much about it, the official in charge of the court would definitely send a post.

Whether to come or not is a matter for the superiors, all he needs to consider is to seek greater benefits for himself with the least cost.

However, Li Xiuping is not such a young man.

He was just an editor who was not reused soon after he joined the job, and it was just that his family opened a small shop in the capital, and he eagerly invited Beijing officials to the shop as guests.

From Li Xiuping's point of view, it tasted like death.

The Imperial Academy is a noble department, and many people even look down on those who do business, and those who run shops are probably not immune.

Thinking about it this way, Li Xiuping broke out in a cold sweat, almost missed a move.

Simply not invite anyone, including Jingrui and Xu Zifan.

But after all, I have a good personal relationship with those two, so Li Xiuping told them:

"The shop at home is going to open soon, and I'll be free some other day. I'll be the host and invite the two brothers to dinner."

Indeed, Zhuangyuan Lang was the youngest among the three, and Jing Rui was also asked for help when he inquired about the real price of the shop.

That's why Li Xiuping said that.

In fact, it stands to reason that they are foreigners who suddenly opened a shop in the capital and still sell food.

Generally speaking, it is impossible to be so harmonious, and Jing Rui's credit is behind this.

But right now, Li Xiuping didn't know the reason, and Yixin felt sorry for not inviting the two friends.

He even thought about asking his sister-in-law to cook some special dishes for the two of them to try afterwards.

It's not that Li Xiuping feels good about himself, Mrs. Li is indeed good at cooking, and Fang Qingqing gave her many fresh ideas.

So on the first day of opening, the reputation of "Li's Shop" was spread.

Li Erlang didn't have to worry about going out to solicit customers at all, but he thought about how to buy cheap and fresh chicken, duck, fish and vegetables every day.

In the first few days of opening, people who eat in the store will encounter various discounts.

Or you can eat and drink free soy milk and bean curd snacks, or there is a discount on the total price of the dishes, all in all.

Customers not only feel the freshness, but also eat delicious food at an affordable price. In this way, some people who were just joining in the fun with the opening of the new store at the beginning actually began to visit "Li's Shop" often.

From the fourth day onwards, the number of customers eating in the restaurant has decreased a lot, but gradually it has formed a real stable trend.

These will probably be the basic customers of the shop.

So after the busy day was over, the shop closed and the account manager, Da Mao, took the account book and money back to the yard with his parents, and accompanied his grandparents, second uncle, second aunt, third aunt and sister-in-law to settle the accounts.

After calculating the total amount of money received in the past few days, and then deducting the purchase expenses, Da Mao calculated it carefully with his abacus, and then wrote and drew on the paper.

Li Dalang and Li's sister-in-law watched quietly from the side, both of them had red eyes with tears in them.

Although Da Mao no longer continues to study, he can plan and write with a pen, which is much better than simply farming at home in the past.

The food and beverage business really made money, and after carefully checking that there were no mistakes, Da Mao told his family: "If you have a rough account, you should be able to earn [-]%."

The same dish |color|, the price in the capital can be more than half of the price in the hometown of the county.

Fang Qingqing said: "What if the rent is deducted and there are labor costs?"

The shop has just opened, and all the work is done by the family members. Of course, no wages were paid at the beginning.

But to calculate profits, these accounts must also be calculated.

So Da Mao listened to the third aunt and recalculated, "If we deduct wages, we should be able to earn [-]%. But the rent in Beijing is too expensive. If we deduct another sum, we will not earn much."

"And this is just a good start. There may not be so many people who eat later. It is really difficult to open a shop in the capital." Li Erlang sighed.

At the same time, I fisted my hands and beat my back. Good business also has its disadvantages. These days, I was tired and paralyzed from being busy from morning to night.

Fang Qingqing is equally confident in her sister-in-law's cooking skills, "Our big shopkeeper thinks it is delicious after eating it, and there will definitely be many repeat customers if we continue to cook for a long time. The business will not be bad in the future. The eldest brother and the second brother still need to cook during this period of time. Thank you for your hard work."

The subtext is not said, Li Sanlang has just entered the officialdom, and still needs the help of his brothers at home.

When he is successful in the future, he will naturally repay his brothers for their kindness today.

She didn't want to say these words clearly, and it shouldn't be her who said them, anyway, the Li family members also understand that truth is the best.

At least now, because of the relationship between the third child, they can all live in the capital;

In the past, only Li Dalang and Li Erlang had gone out with old man Li, and the farthest place their daughter-in-law had traveled before was only in the town.

On the contrary, all the family members went out to work, and Mrs. Li, the old man Shi, stayed in the house. However, they came here for a while and got to know the neighbors well, and they would often visit.

Old man Li is fine, he doesn't like chatting with outsiders very much, and he is thinking about what the third daughter-in-law said about making good-looking molds.

When he was free, he just sat in the yard thinking about his carpentry tools.

Shi Shi didn't bother to pay attention to it, it would be nice if he really wanted to make something good to help the shop.

Now the business in the shop is just mediocre, so many people are living in the capital, eating and drinking, every day Shi is very flustered.

And next year, the third child will marry his wife and younger sister, which will cost money. Thinking about Shi Shi sitting in the yard is even more troublesome.

So I went out for a stroll, but I found out that the life of this other family may not be easy.

There are so many people living together, how can there be no conflicts, either the old woman of this family scolded her daughter-in-law and cried, or the child of that family was beaten for being naughty and disobedient.

After you sing, I will appear on the stage. Most of the people living in this alley are ordinary people's homes, and it is very lively and restless.

Just like in the previous room, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is not very good, mainly because the old woman in that house is a pungent one.

Every time Mrs. Shi went out, she could hear the old woman yelling and cursing, either scolding her son or grandson, or pointing at Sang Huai and preaching to her daughter-in-law.

Shi Shi has a deep understanding of this kind of thing. She also made decisions at home when her parents-in-law were gone, and the old man didn't argue with her.

The three sons are also filial, so life will be smoother and smoother.

"In these years, your father and I have never blushed. When Sanlang and his grandma were still there, to be honest, I was not less angry.

But at that time, I knew that the whole family can live a good life only if they work hard together.

If everyone thinks this way, they will naturally stop arguing. "

(End of this chapter)