On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 283 Overseas Building 4
The Jiang family gave them the house as a thank you for their help.

Then if they live by themselves, they won't feel guilty.

As the old saying goes, a person needs food to support himself, and a house needs people to support him.

If the house were left empty, it would fall into disrepair very quickly.

But when they go to Fucheng to sell or rent the house, they are afraid that the Jiang family will look down on Xiao Xiu.

In order for his eldest daughter to be able to stand upright in the Jiang family after entering the house, Mr. Xiao endured the pain and returned the house to the Jiang family.

He is willing to do so because his family now has some financial resources.

In addition, he also had more important things to do. He used the excuse of returning to his hometown to find a few young people to go to Fucheng to look at shops, so he could dig up the gold, silver and jewelry buried in the ground and take them away.

When going to Fucheng, Jiang Yu went with the Xiao family.

Uncle Ning had long urged him to go to Fucheng to find a suitable shop to open Huichun Hall.

The main reason is that the Ning family is now in the palace and has been assigned a position in charge of medicinal materials. Now it happens to be the time when King Jin'an is on a campaign, so they are really too busy and have no energy to take care of the business of opening a shop.

Xiao Xiao was also very happy when she saw that her family members were all here: "The rooms are all tidied up. You can just find your own yard to live in. If you need anything, just ask Mother Chen."

Old Chen and his wife can be regarded as loyal if they can make the old lady feel at ease. Moreover, they were originally from the Li family and know a lot of rules.

Anyway, it would be very beneficial to listen to them talk about the rules.

She asked Lao Chen to be the housekeeper of the outer courtyard, but unfortunately he was only the commander-in-chief for the time being, and let his wife be the steward of the inner courtyard, in charge of five wives.

Before Mr. Xiao entered the gate, he saw a plaque with the name "Xiao's House" hanging on it, and he couldn't help but feel how beautiful it was.

But I still have to be polite: "After all, Mrs. Li left this place to her eldest grandson. Isn't it appropriate for us all to live here?"

"How about we find another suitable house to live in?"

"Dad, why are you being polite to me?" Xiao Xiaoan said in his mind: "I want to wait until Mrs. Li is willing to separate the family, but I don't know that I will have to wait until the year of the monkey. Then I can't rent out the house here. You can live here as if you are looking after it for me. house."

"We must have confidence in the prince. When the prince wears the yellow robe, then of course we will go to the emperor's feet to buy a family property."

Now it is difficult to buy good houses in Yuhang, and when I go to the capital in the future, it will be difficult to manage the houses here.

It would be better to go to the capital to buy a family property.

This is the best plan.

If King Jin'an loses, then they will have to flee again, and no one knows who will benefit from the purchase of their family property.

Although she didn't say this out loud, everyone present could think of it.

"And if you live here, Mrs. Li will not doubt the origin of this house."

"If you find another place to live, don't you clearly tell Mrs. Li that this house was privately subsidized by the general? Then she won't try her best to find trouble for me? I don't want to live a peaceful life under her nose."

Xiao Xiao's words left no one able to refute.

What's more, this house is only two or three miles away from Boss Xiao's business and Xiao Xiao's seafood restaurant. It only takes less than a quarter of an hour to walk, which is really convenient.

Wu was overjoyed when she heard this: "Three girls are right, I just like that we can live together. It's such a lively family, and we can discuss and discuss things."

This way, you don’t have to worry about your brother not taking them with you when he runs away.

It can also save money for renting a house, money for food, and my son can be close to his nieces. The more he thought about it, the more suitable it became. He immediately stood up and said: "Then let's go and settle down first."

Although there is only the third courtyard here, there are three other small courtyards between the second courtyard and the third courtyard, each with three main rooms and three side rooms on the left and right. After settling down, I found an auspicious day, and overseas buildings and businesses set off a few firecrackers to open their doors.

Xiao Xiao didn't promote it too much, but people nowadays like to watch the excitement and are very research-minded. When they see the original teahouse turned into a restaurant, some people will go in and take a look.

But as soon as they enter and smell the fragrance of seafood, most people are taken away from their souls and cannot come out.

But the price is a bit expensive. Ordering three dishes and one soup will cost you at least two taels of silver.

If I were to go to another restaurant, I could order chicken, duck, and fish.

However, those who are willing to eat will not be unable to afford this little money.

Even if you can't take it out, you can still trick your relatives and friends into treating guests.

Anyway, there are twenty tables upstairs and downstairs, and each meal can be 70% to 80% full.

In one day, I can collect nearly a hundred taels of silver.

You own the restaurant without rent, and the labor is not expensive. After excluding the capital, you can earn nearly forty or fifty taels of silver.

Of course, Xiao Xiao can earn so much because the price of raw materials is cheap, which is the purchase price.

The two sons of the Chen family came to work as waiters, and hired accountants and shopkeepers to let their brothers learn more so that they could become accountants and shopkeepers in the future.

In addition, there are three chefs in the back kitchen and three women transferred from the mansion. Even if the staffing of the overseas building is complete, Xiao Xiao can relax and just go to rub it every now and then. Just be a simple eater.

At Boss Xiao’s business, the waiters introduced to the diners: “If you think the seafood in our seafood restaurant tastes good, you can go to Xiao’s seafood store opposite to buy some and bring it back with your family. Eat something fresh.”

In this way, the business gradually gained customers.

The main reason is that people nowadays like to eat seafood, but their cooking skills cannot keep up.

Even if there is a maid at home, but she is not a wealthy family, how can she have the opportunity to eat seafood every day, so the cook must cook more so that her skills can become better and better.

In other words, the chefs in wealthy houses will be divided into red and white cases, and there will be chefs who specialize in seafood.

After all, delicacies from the mountains and sea are delicacies. If there are not a few delicacies during the banquet, it cannot be considered a first-class meal.

Anyway, Mrs. Wu knew that the seafood restaurant could earn dozens of taels of silver every day, so she was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth. "My mother, can you earn so much money in one day? There are so many swindlers in Fucheng."

Xiao Sanlang quickly reminded his mother: "There are many rich people."

Xiao Xiao noticed him: "Sanlang, your second brother has already gone to the academy, it's time for you to go to the private school too."

Xiao Sanlang's little face instantly wrinkled into a bitter melon: "Third Sister, am I still young?"

"You are already seven years old this year, so you are so young." After Xiao Xiao finished speaking, he looked at Lin Long again: "You are also twelve years old this year, so you need to invite a female gentleman to come back."

"We don't expect you to take the female champion exam, but you have to know something."

Lin Xuan was very moved when she heard this: "You are still thoughtful, thank you very much."

Xiao Xiao waved his hand: "To say this is to be a heretic."

Then he looked at the two sisters: "Let's not waste this opportunity and learn from it, shall we?"

This is her true purpose.

Although the Xiao sisters knew a few words, they were too basic. She had been asking people to find suitable female teachers. Now that she had the news, she made an excuse to hire female teachers for Lin Long, and invited two female gentlemen to teach her. They write and practice etiquette.