Yuan Fu Nushu

Chapter 214, what a family business

The total area of ​​this store is two back streets, and two courtyard houses with two entrances are stacked together.

The first-entry courtyard is in the shape of a mouth, and the second-entry courtyard is in the shape of a day. The two courtyards in the shape of a day are stacked one on top of the other. There are the main entrance, the inverted house side by side with the main entrance, the courtyard and the second gate, the courtyard and the main building.It should have been in this format.

The original owner’s wealthy family lived in two courtyards, and opened up the two back-to-back main rooms, turning the two bright and one dark main rooms into brightly lit rooms.

The front and back of the main room are opened, and the middle is blocked by movable partition doors and screens. If a large number of guests are entertained, the partition doors and screens can be removed directly to form a main hall composed of two rooms.

The left and right main rooms are changed from the original left main room plus ear room, right main room plus ear room to two left main room plus ear room in the front and rear directions, and the same is true for the right side.

Yanyan lives in the main room on the left with Zaohua and two little maids, Yuan Caigu also lives here temporarily, and her nurse, mother Zhang, and Chai Zhi Biyun live in the main room on the right.

In the three rooms in the east wing, He Ning and his wife brought their girl Jiuhua and a family that He Ning brought to Beijing. In the west wing, Qi Xi, Qi Jun, Qi Xunfu and a few buddies who came to Beijing lived temporarily.

This is arranged in the courtyard of the main house according to the format.

There are also several large inverted houses side by side with the main entrance. Let’s start with the main entrance. After this house was transformed into a shop and a backyard, the main entrance is gone, and the only way to get in and out is through the shop.

The main entrance, the inverted room, and the courtyard from the inverted room at the main entrance to the second gate are now three large shops, with two floors above and below, and two rows at the front and back, so the second gate is gone.

There are three rooms downstairs, with two rows at the front and back, so there are three shops plus three rooms inside. The former three rooms are where the shop assistants live.The same is true upstairs. The first three rooms upstairs are the place of the shop, the workshop of the owner and the accountant, and the three rooms inside are the residence of the accountant.

In this way, there are six large rooms and six small rooms in the shop alone.

Yanyan opened up the three large rooms on the upper floor as her workshop and a place to meet guests; the three small rooms were also opened up, and they were used as a place for He Ning, Qi Jun, and Qi Xunfu to settle accounts.

The first three big shops downstairs have already been opened up, spacious and bright with first-class light, the original layout remains unchanged, and the three small rooms inside have been tidied up and used as a small living room for distinguished guests and large business talks.

So where would the guys live, if any?Usually there are two guys who sleep on a bed in the store. If there are people who buy things after closing, they can receive them, and they can also guard the store to prevent thieves.The rest go to the back, from the back of the side room, through the back of the ear room, until they reach the second courtyard facing the back.

The main house of this second-entry courtyard has been used, and now there are only east and west wing rooms, the second gate of the courtyard, and the courtyard outside the second gate to its inverted room.

The original owner didn’t pay much attention to style in business. He imitated a rich man and built a garden. The west wing was dismantled, and the small bridge flowed into the lotus pond. The water was brought in and some flowers and plants were planted.The three rooms in the east chamber are opposite to the lotus pond with flowing water and flowers. Yuanxiu and Yuanhui are going to come and stay here for a while.

Going back from under the flower tree at the back of the East Wing, there is no second gate here. The second gate, the courtyard outside the second gate and the inverted room are rebuilt into twelve rooms in two rows at the front and back, and on the upper and lower floors. The gatehouse is similar, with six large rooms in the front row, which are divided into upper and lower floors.

There are six small rooms up and down in the back row, which are like a long strip and much narrower. They are rented out to collect cash.Therefore, this door is gone, which is tantamount to being sealed.

These two courtyards have been converted into shops, gardens, and warehouses. Overall, they are not in style, but Yuanxiu likes them as soon as they hear them. There are running water, gardens, and shops. Yanyan and Lvzhu live here quite comfortably and have business. It can be called lively.

Everyone looked at their respective rooms and saw that the items were complete and the bedding was exquisite. They were not the best and could not be compared with those of aristocratic families, but the style was also exquisite and beautiful. The things used such as washbasins, basin stands, incense sticks, and mirror boxes were all different. Everything is complete.

Chai Zhi and Bi Yun could see that this place was better than their own room in Nanyang Marquis Mansion, Chai Zhi's dark face blushed with excitement, but his expression was still stern, and Bi Yun let go, happy She smiled, then peeked to see that everyone was not paying attention to her, and smiled happily again.

And after removing these people, there was another one. After Qi Xi greeted Yun Zhan, he was now accompanied by a 40-year-old capable man who went out. A capable family member, Luan Tai, his personal entourage after leaving the second school.

Yanyan knew that there was Qi Jun and Qi Xunfu in the store, and that the family members He Ning brought to Beijing could also be used as assistants, so she never thought of asking for a man, and besides, she is a female family member, so it doesn't sound good to ask for a man when she leaves.

Nanyang Hou thought about it, how can the shop do without men?Those hired outside had to be wary first, so they asked Yanyan to take Luan Tai with him. Yanyan was quite surprised, Luan Tai was someone his father-in-law valued.

Every aristocratic family has a companion since childhood, and so does Luan Jing. Among the four servants, there is only one decent person who often persuades the aristocratic son to study, but Luan Jing doesn't like to listen, and often does not take him with him when he goes out, leaving him alone to keep himself empty. study.The same is true for Nanyanghou.

Back then, there were also four companions, but when he made progress, he found that the only one who could be promoted was the one he didn't like these years, and that was Luan Tai.

Luan Tai should be a housekeeper, but he can't worry about what happens after Nanyang Hou leaves the house. Luan Tai knows how to fight. just followed.

Now that she has given up her love to Yanyan, it is because the Duke Protector's Mansion is powerful and powerful, and because the Marquis of Nanyang has tried his best, Yanyan is still grateful.

Qi Xi has been doing business at home all year round, and he can recognize capable people. Since he came to Beijing to meet his in-laws, it was really not easy, and he felt a little satisfied with his in-laws. He started chatting with Luan Tai again, saying that my daughter will live alone in the future. If you have Lao's help.

Yuan Hui pulled Yuan Xiu Yun Zhan, and ran into the garden at this moment, Yun Zhan saw a room with men's things in it, considering that he was very satisfied, the room belonged to Sister Hui, Sister Hui yelled: "Sister-in-law and sister-in-law come and see."

Yuan Xiu laughed, how can you ask your brother-in-law to see your bedroom?But Sister Hui is only nine years old this year. Yun Zhan walked in generously, looked at the bed, and said to Yuan Xiu: "It's quiet here, you can come and stay for a while, but the tents are not good. There are many tents in the storeroom. You pick them out and give them to Hui." Sister, change it, ours will also change it, I remember there are always hundreds of them, and I will send a few more here."

Yuan Hui blinked and said, "This tent is pretty good." Turning her head and seeing the osmanthus tree outside the window, she ran out to pick osmanthus again.Before eating, the fish in the pond were scared to jump around.Zheng Haoren is not here, and went to school.

Lunch was delivered from a nearby restaurant, Yun Zhan also had two cups, and dragged Yuan Xiu to their room for tea. Yuan Xiu quietly laughed at him for occupying the new house, Zhang's mother was always upright, and Yanyan's nanny did not care about anything. If he didn't do it, he would serve her alone, she would go to bed after eating a few cups, Luan Tai would leave the banquet even if he tried, and Qi Xila couldn't hold back, only the Qi family's uncles, nephews and brothers were still happy at the banquet.

The autumn sun in the yard is bright, and the sweet-scented osmanthus that blooms early and the woody fragrance that blooms late, Qi Xi started again: "This family business is better than home, who dared to buy a shop in Beijing, Yanyan, Lvzhu and Miss Xiu have been good since she was a child, and Sairu was like a person. One year, I made new clothes for Yanyan. I just gave them to her, and when I turned around, I saw Yanyan wearing them. I didn’t know what to do in the snow. Shout, see what you wear for the New Year, don’t get dirty if you don’t take it off, and ignore me after shouting more than a dozen times, I walked over angrily, Yanyan turned her head and smiled, it turned out that it was Luzhu who put on new clothes, exactly the same as Yanyan’s. I turned around and walked away, and within a few steps I saw Yanyan wearing new clothes in the snow, I thought it was Yanyan this time, I have to talk about her, but when I got closer, it was sister Xiu."

Everyone was laughing, and a dozen people walked in. He Ning and Song Han led their two brothers happily: "Look who this is!" Yuan Cai pushed out a person with a face as expressionless as ice and snow, helping to serve tea and wine The aunt burst into tears: "Shu Ze, why don't you go home?"

She stepped forward and pulled Shu Ze's skirt, whining even louder: "The clothes are too small, and you have grown up again. Fortunately, I thought of it and brought you new clothes." She trotted to get her bag.

The green bamboo seems to be biting her tongue, and the expression on her face is indescribable, but Cai Gu's little bag can still fit Shu Ze's new clothes?Her girl Jiuhua said to herself: "Strange, where are the new clothes?"

Seeing Aunt Yuancai's clothes wrapped in two men's clothes and a pair of shoes, Jiuhua trotted back: "Lady, there are only two pieces of clothes in Miss Shu's baggage."

Luzhu has nothing to say, she knows that Aunt Yuancai doesn't have many clothes, after she came to Beijing, because she lived in the residence of Duke Huguo, and sometimes attended banquets at the princess's residence, Song Lvzhu always gave her clothes to wear, but fortunately, Luzhu clothes She does a lot of work, and she and Hop Hua's master and servant are more than a dozen throughout the year. She is ordered by her parents-in-law to go to Beijing to find a husband. What Feng and his wife meant is that if Brother Ning is willing to continue studying in Beijing, and sister Xiu Yanyan is also in Beijing, you can take care of each other, you and your wife can stay, and your parents-in-law are under 1 years old, so there is no rush to wait for you to come back and take charge of the family.

In this way, the clothes of the master and the servant can't be reduced, and they also brought more than a dozen boxes of clothes for He Ning and other brothers. If it weren't for Sister Xiu's happy boat to go to Beijing, just getting on the road would be troublesome enough.

Next, everyone only looked at Yuancaigu. She urged Shu Ze to put on new clothes. Shuze was shy and asked for warmth. Shu Ze put on a face, not only for Yuancaigu but also for everyone here. It's as cold as a thousand-year glacier.

Qi Xi, who was warm after drinking, also felt strange, and asked Qi Yue, "Is this a married couple forced by a knife?"

The scandal cannot be publicized, and the outspoken Luzhu did not tell Brother Yue and the others. Of course, this also has something to do with Luzhu not having the same room with He Ning. Brother Yue in high school looked at the downfall of the number one in the school for thousands of years, and it was inevitable. Happy, giggled and said: "Who knows, I think it looks like it too."

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