Red makeup against the world

Chapter 120

Sang Zi took the list and presented it, Xu Wanzhen looked at it, and saw that in addition to the daily cooking utensils, there were also food, rice, oil, salt, chicken, duck, fish, fresh fruits and vegetables, etc. that were needed for cooking, etc. It seemed that Feng Xing's family had learned a lesson and thought very carefully. .

He nodded and said, "You can buy it here. In addition, find another cow that produces milk. After thinking about some milk to eat, grandma and Yu'er use some every day." Milk supplements calcium, which is good for the elderly and children. There are benefits.Xu Wan really understands this truth, but there is no need to tell the servants, just order.

Sang Zi handed over the purchase list to Wan Shi, and Xu Wanzhen said: "Let Wan Shi handle this matter, with the assistance of Feng Xing's family. Starting tomorrow morning, the kitchen in Green Bamboo Garden will be opened without delay."

The two got the order, and there were a lot of items to buy, so they immediately resigned and went to work.

"From Tian Xing's family, today you brought people to reorganize the rooms. The left side room of the upper room was set up with a desk and turned into a warm pavilion, and the right side room was changed into a flower hall for receiving guests. The bedroom on the south side of the west wing was changed into My study."

Hearing the order, Tian Xingjia's face was troubled, Xu Wanzhen paused, and asked: "Is there a problem?"

"As for Miss, this old slave has made some calculations. I'm afraid there are not enough manpower. There must be one woman who looks after the door, and there are only four women who can be used."

Being able to think about the tasks you receive is better than finding out that you can't do it later, not to mention that this is an objective fact, not a buck-passing.Xu Wanzhen said: "Yu Xuemin's family has not yet made clothes, so you take those two embroiderers and help Tian Xing's family."

Yu Xuemin's family is a young daughter-in-law who is good at needlework and cleans herself up neatly and pleasingly.Hearing this, she smiled heartily, and said, "Okay, don't worry, miss. However, my embroiderer's hands are tight, and she can't do rough work."

"My mother-in-law will do the rough work, and you can do some fine furnishings." Tian Xing's family said again: "Miss, if there is any shortage of furniture, should you buy it?"

Xu Wanzhen smiled slightly and said, "Since we live in Tu's house, we are naturally looking for Mrs. Lin. If we bought it ourselves, it would seem that we don't care about her. You don't need to worry about this, I will take care of it."

The Lin family has a good plan, but the Xu family just doesn't care about her.Just because Mrs. Tu favored the two grandchildren of Xu's family, she can blatantly tear up her face, regardless of the fact that Qingzhuyuan is full of old people, women and children, and brings cold dishes and cold meals every day.Tu Manfen and Tu Manzhen at the bottom are also in the same line, intending to make her useless, so I don't know if Li Shi is involved.

Do all kinds of people really think that the Xu family has to swallow their anger?It's ridiculous!The Xu family lived here just for the sake of Mrs. Tu, did you really think they were here to pick up the reputation of the Tu family?

Xu Wanzhen had a proud smile on her face.I planned, you respect me one foot, I respect you one foot.However, for a narrow-minded person like Lin, what she did needs to be paid back in order to prevent her from making progress.

Yulu came into the flower hall, saluted and said: "Miss, please come over, the old lady, the He family has sent someone to visit the old lady."

"Oh?" Xu Wan said sincerely: "This should be the He family who came to deliver the silver taels."

In the upper room, Mrs. Xu sat on the soft couch, leaning on the big pillow behind her.A man dressed as a shopkeeper, sitting on the mahogany chair at the bottom, was talking with Mrs. Xu, and Biluo had already served tea.This is the treatment that only good family members have, to show the meaning of intimacy.

Sangzi was waiting outside the door, Xu Wanzhen went up to salute, "Greetings to grandma."

Mrs. Xu said with a cheerful smile: "Is it true? This is the shopkeeper Ao Da. He is in charge of the huge business of the He family. Looking at the whole Gao Mang, he is also a well-known figure."

Shopkeeper Ao Da hurriedly said, "I've met Miss Xu. How can a shopkeeper in the lower district deserve such praise from the old lady?"

"I've met shopkeeper Ao Da, and I've heard Uncle He mention you a long time ago." Xu Wanzhen greeted the ceremony with a faint smile, walked to Mrs. Xu, and sat down next to her.

"Yulu, go and guard the door," Mrs. Xu said.After all, this is the Tu family, the next thing to talk about is of great importance, in order to prevent the walls from having ears, one cannot be too careful.

Shopkeeper Ao Da took out a stack of receipts from his pocket, a small seal.Biluo stepped forward to take it and gave it to Mrs. Xu.

Just listen to him say: "Second Young Master has taken over all the properties of the Xu family in Jiangnan Road, and the inventory has been completed. For the convenience of calculation, I have divided the properties of "Splendid Records" into categories. The ones in Fucheng belong to large-scale ones, and the ones in Zhoucheng belong to medium-sized ones. , the county seat is small. Use this standard to set the price.”

To know whether a store's business is good or bad is related to the size of the city, but it is also closely related to factors such as local prices, customs, and even whether the shopkeeper is appropriate.However, although this classification is simple and crude, it is easy to operate and execute, Xu Wanzhen nodded secretly.

"After all the calculations, there are 27 large-scale shops, 39 medium-sized shops, and 25 small-sized shops; there are six large-scale embroidery houses and eight medium-sized shops; 35 silkworm farms and eight silk-picking workshops; There are two rooms and [-] rooms in the small house. There are also shopkeepers and assistants." After Ao Da's shopkeeper reported, Xu Wanzhen was secretly speechless.

Although she knew that the Xu family was rich, she had never had an intuitive impression.Hearing this, I realized how big the business Mr. Xu had built up, starting from the monopoly of sericulture, no wonder he was able to dominate the silk industry in Jiangnan Road.

"Most of the shopkeepers are hired outside, and most of the staff have sales contracts, and these are all priced in silver." The shopkeeper Ao Da handed over a list, and Mrs. Xu went over it carefully.Some of the names on this list are familiar and some are unfamiliar.

Mrs. Xu couldn't help feeling emotional. In the past, when Mrs. Xu was here, at the end of the year, the shopkeepers would gather in Xu's house in Suzhou. Everyone had a lively reunion dinner and received dividends.How prosperous those days were!She closed her eyes and forced back the tears welling up, this is not the time to be weak.

Shopkeeper Ao Da observed the words and expressions, and knew that this list had aroused Madam Xu's sadness, so he changed the subject with a smile: "All these properties, added together, total 290 million taels of silver. 300 taels of silver." Then he presented the list of property prices.

Hearing that Xu Wan really took a deep breath, Second Young Master He acted boldly, with a total of 8 taels, which is enough for a middle-class family to live for a lifetime!Get it together without blinking an eye?

Mrs. Xu was not surprised by this.The Second Young Master He wanted to make friends with the Xu family, and he helped him to cover up Han Runiang's identity, so 8 taels of silver was nothing to him.Without looking at the list presented, he said with a smile: "The old man thanked the Second Young Master. How is the Second Young Master in Jiangnan, when will we leave?"

"I'm sorry to trouble the old lady. Counting the days, the second son should have set off by now. It is estimated that he will be able to take a boat to Luoyang in early June. At that time, he will need to transfer to the official road to return to Songzhou." The treasurer Ao Da said: "The second son entrusted me Bring a message to the old lady, and I will definitely come to see you when the time comes."

(End of this chapter)