The card draw is not ruthless, and the gate of the house is unstable

Chapter 5
"The steward who manages the tea shop at home has just arrived and said that the income has not been good recently." The eldest lady said.

The second lady looked at Xie Qingyu, and then said: "Thinking that the few shops in the family are not making much money, and the expenses in the house are high, it can barely maintain life. If there is a place that needs money urgently, it will not be able to turn around."

"There are several farms in the family, but the rents of those farms are not much, so they can barely maintain the dignity of the general's mansion. If someone's family holds a banquet, it will be a bit difficult for relatives and friends to visit and accompany the ceremony."

"That's why we were so worried about how to make the shop more profitable. You are also listening to me, and it's time to learn how to run the shop." The eldest lady looked at Xie Qingyu, her eyes full of melancholy.

"Ma'am, what kind of business does the family have, what does the farm grow, and how much is the cash at home?" Xie Qingyu's mind floated a few thoughts, and he planned to understand the specific situation first.

"There is only one tea shop, two silk shops, and an inn at home. The profits of all the shops add up, and the monthly income is only about 100 taels."

"All three of the farms are rented out, and the annual rent is 500 taels. There is also a family that grows rice for the government's expenses, and the food is not a worry."

"Currently, there are only 3000 taels of silver in cash, and the 5000 taels of gold rewarded by the emperor two days ago. The rest is just jewelry and cloth in the warehouse."

"Although the 5000 taels of gold can be moved, but the man in the family is gone, and there is no one to take care of it, so the 5000 taels must be kept for emergencies."

Speaking of this, several people were a little moved. Starting from the old general Xie, the three generations of the Xie family went to the battlefield, and none of them came back until the end of the war, leaving behind these widows and Xie Qingyu, the only child.

In the first room, her uncle and three sons are gone. In the second room, her second uncle originally had two sons and a daughter. The daughter died young, and the son disappeared after he went to the battlefield. My brother was not a few years older, and he also went in this battle that was about to win.

In addition to her grandfather, nine sons from the Xie family and seven generals, all of them were shrouded in horse leather and died in battle.Only a few old and weak women and children are left to guard the previous family business, and it seems that there is nothing going on these days.

But now the business of those shops is going downhill, the farm doesn't have much money, and the entire General's Mansion is only worth 3000 taels.She has three thousand in her own private house, and she thought that the General's Mansion should be quite rich, but who would have imagined that it would be so difficult.

She has so many private houses, presumably it's because a few aunts and sisters-in-law dote on her, that's why she owns half of the Xie family's wealth.

She really loves this damn feeling of being held in the palm of her hand.

No matter what, I have to find a way to make money!But how to implement it depends on the situation first.

Looking at the sky, Xie Qingyu persuaded: "Auntie, Erniang, mother, you and I haven't figured out a solution yet, why don't you go to the dining room first, and wait until tomorrow to go to the shop to inspect it, and then make a decision."

The reform of the shop was not in a hurry, and the few people saw that it was getting late, and it was not good for the old lady to wait for a long time, so they got up and walked towards the dining hall.

Since the funeral of Xie Qingyu's father, Xie Chenghua, everyone in the Xie family would gather in the dining hall to eat together every few days. They wanted nothing else but to make it lively and not deserted.

When dinner was almost finished, the eldest lady said softly to the old lady: "Mother, the store's income is not very good recently, we discussed going to have a look tomorrow, but something went wrong."

After hearing this, the old lady put down her chopsticks, looked at the juniors sitting at the dinner table, and said softly: "You can take care of the affairs in the house, and you don't need to report to me. The younger ones also go along, so we can relax."

Although this dynasty did not restrict women from going out very much, women went out either with their fathers and brothers, or with their husbands, or with their elders.

It is more tolerant to children, but most of them are led by elders.

In the situation of the general's mansion, the eldest lady and the elders can only lead them out.

The eldest lady nodded yes, the old lady stood up and was supported by Wang Momo back to Songtao Courtyard.

Only then did everyone stand up and salute, say goodbye to each other and return to their respective courtyards.

The next day, a group of people from the General's Mansion came to the south of the city and stopped at a silk and satin shop called "Xie's Silk Shop".

As soon as the people got out of the carriage, the shopkeeper in the shop came up to greet them, saluted and said hello to everyone one by one.

"I don't know, what are the orders for the ladies coming this time." The shopkeeper asked while leading the way.

The eldest lady sat down at the table and said: "It's not an important matter. I heard that the business of our shop is not very good recently, but what's the matter?"

"This……"

The shopkeeper hesitantly said, "Ma'am, I don't know. Not long ago, there was a new silk shop across the street. No matter the color or variety, it was much better than our shop. Many people went to that shop. That is to say, our old customers will come to patronize more.”

"The new shop, do you know who opened it?" the eldest lady asked.

"I have inquired about it, and it was opened by Mrs. Wuwei Hou Shizi."

"Since there are not many kinds of designs and colors in the shop, why don't you buy more cloths of various colors and patterns." The third lady asked doubtfully.

The shopkeeper had a bitter look on his face, and replied: "The third lady doesn't know something, the cloth shop we cooperated with suddenly stopped supplying goods, and I thought about finding other cloth houses to replace it, but it turned out that it seemed like we had made an appointment. , as soon as we heard that it was our Xiejia silk shop, we closed the door and thanked the guests without talking about it."

"My little one inquired again and again, only to find out that it was the order from Mrs. Wuwei Hou Shizi not to cooperate with the Xie Family Silk Shop. Therefore, the situation of the other branch is the same as that of this shop."

"Liu Yunxiang! She is deliberately against me." The third wife immediately sulked when she heard that she was still the wife of the Marquis of Wuwei. The general's mansion is on the road to death.

As for the wife of Wei Wuhou Shizi, the third wife, Zhou Ruoyan, still has some relationship with her.

Back then, Xie Chenghua was young but had already made military exploits, and the status of the General's Mansion rose even higher under his leadership.

The young and handsome general with outstanding military exploits is naturally loved by thousands of girls. In addition to entering the palace as a concubine or running for princess, the position of the third wife of the general's mansion is very hot.

Everyone wants to be the third wife, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they have earned their heads and blood for this position, but in the end, the third wife, Zhou Ruoyan, took the lead.

As one of Xie Chenghua's admirers, Liu Yunxiang, the wife of Marquis Marquis of Wuwei, naturally hated her when she learned of this result.

Although the title of Mrs. Marquis of Wuwei is nice, but compared to a husband who idles around all day and has no accomplishments, she naturally wants a husband who is accomplished and has real power.

(End of this chapter)