Mrs. Wang touched the small box and thought for a long time before sighing.
"Madam, why are you sighing?" Nanny Shen served a cup of tea.
"I can't understand Xi'er more and more. I don't know what she likes. She doesn't seem to care much about anything. If it were any other little girl, she would be able to make a living with such a sum of money. , everyone will be excited, right?"
Grandma Shen stood aside and said with a smile: "I'm afraid the eldest lady doesn't like her? I think she likes medicine and medicine. Just now, didn't she give me a health prescription?"
"I have just grown my hair, but I am too old. I don't have the innocence that a little girl should have."
Grandma Shen disagreed: "What's so good about being naive? The two in the second room are naive enough. They still can't see clearly what the situation is like at home."
She seemed to feel that her words were rude, so she knelt down and said, "I talk too much, old slave."
Mrs. Wang was angry: "Just tell me it's okay, don't let my second brother and sister listen, it's another lawsuit."
"Don't worry, old slave."
Mrs. Wang fiddled with the gold jewelry in the box, picked out the silver notes, and said, "I don't know what to do for a living. One is from a public family, and the other is from a small family."
"You might as well discuss this with the old lady. Otherwise, if you do two businesses, if the one who earns the money belongs to Xiaojia, it will not look good." Grandma Shen reminded carefully.
Wang was silent for a while, but that was not the case.
There have been changes at home, and the old lady is not in good health, and her mood is quite moody. Now that she has returned to Licheng, she is worried about whether the boys can safely go to the northwest. At the same time, she is also worried about her sister-in-law. After all, in the northeast, now I didn’t even get a letter back, so I don’t know what’s going on?
There is also no news from the old lady’s natal family, and they haven’t sent anyone. The old lady is not happy.
"Pack up all the things that mother sent over, and we will go to the old lady's place." Mrs. Wang picked up the one thousand two hundred taels of silver notes and said.
There was a shout from outside, but it was Xiaoxue who came to report that her father was here on the order of the eldest lady.
Mrs. Wang was stunned for a moment, looked at Nanny Shen and said, "Please come in, Mr. Li."
Grandma Shen responded, walked to the door, and greeted the two of them to come in.
As soon as Mr. Li entered the door, he knelt down and saluted, which made Mr. Wang cheer and give him a seat.
"Did Xi'er ask you to come over?"
"The eldest lady said that the eldest lady may want to do something to make a living, and she is not familiar with Licheng. She may ask the servant, so I sent the servant to talk to the lady." Manager Li replied respectfully.
Mrs. Wang's heart suddenly felt warm when she heard this. This child is so considerate.
"It's true. I have money on hand and I'm thinking about what to do. Buying property is relatively stable, but it depends on God's will. You can only see the interest rate until the end of the year, so the money comes slowly. Some. When it comes to business, I am a bit confused about Licheng and don’t know what to do properly." Wang said calmly.
Manager Li folded his hands in his sleeves, sat next to a stool, and said: "Because there is a dock on the Li River in Li City, there are a lot of merchants traveling from north to south. At the dock, there are many people who stop to unload ships every day. , there are also those who do business and resell on the spot. They all transport what we have in Li City to the north and west, and then get some northern goods from the merchants..."
"As for the local shops, there are naturally all kinds of shops. It doesn't matter which business you do to make money, it all depends on your financial connections and supply of goods. You are the best in this industry. For the same thing, the price you get is lower than what others get. Even if you sell to the same seller, won't you still make more money than others? Even if you open a steamed stuffed bun shop, and your buns are more delicious than others, then you will naturally have customers, right?"
Mrs. Wang was a little surprised that Mr. Li could analyze it in such a logical manner. After thinking about it, she said: "I don't have much money on hand. If I buy a shop, I'm afraid there will be no live silver in circulation. If I buy it, I guess it won't be enough." The only option is to rent it out, which is safe. But if it is a rental loan, it would be expedient to wait until the market opens up and then buy a shop later."
As much money as you have, you can do as much work as you want, and you can't become a fat man in one go. Wang prefers renting and borrowing to open up new opportunities first, and then look for other options.
"The eldest lady thinks very much."
"But I don't know what kind of business I can do with these three hundred and sixty-five. I don't have to think about tea and rice. You have to get a tea receipt for this. The grocery store, as you said, has to find a suitable merchant. The price you get is low." Wang was a little overwhelmed at the moment. If she really wanted to do business, she would have to think about more than just a few things.
Manager Li said casually: "The eldest lady has said that if the eldest lady doesn't have any ideas, she has a few recipes here for making candied candies and snacks. Once they are made, some minor illnesses in people can be cured."
Mrs. Wang was stunned for a moment: "Candied fruit?"
Manager Li nodded, took out a few prescriptions from his sleeve and handed them over. Grandma Shen stepped forward to take them and presented them to Mrs. Wang.
Wang took a closer look and saw that there were several recipes, all of which were made of candied fruits and snacks, such as pear blossom ointment for autumn dryness and soothing the throat, poria cake, brown sugar ginger slices, honey-soaked tangerine peel, etc.
The recipe states the amount of ingredients used. They all contain commonly available medicinal materials. They are not expensive and also include magical uses.
Mrs. Wang was a little moved when she thought of Qin Liuxi's medical skills, but she was a little troubled when she thought of the other inheritance belonging to her eldest son.
People are selfish. The prescriptions that Qin Liuxi can come up with, with her medical skills, will definitely open up sales. The money-making goes to the public family, but what about the small family?
"Miss, can you tell me anything else? For example, where is this recipe used and who is it given to?"
Mr. Li said: "The eldest lady said to let the eldest wife make the final decision. If the eldest lady is undecided, let's use it for the Qin family. The overall situation is more important. As for other things, she will think about it later."
If the Qin family can stand up, Qin Liuxi can save some time, but it's just a few preserves, so she doesn't care.
When Ms. Wang heard what General Manager Li said, she made up her mind and said, "That's okay. Just to do this, you have to find a shop. General Manager Li has a familiar and reliable middleman, so you might as well find him and ask him to help find a few places." The location is good. We also need to find suppliers for these raw materials. In addition, we also need to find workers. Let's get each one first, but no matter which one, we have to bother Mr. Li to make a few trips. .”
"Just give your orders to the slaves." Manager Li stood up.
Wang said: "I still have to discuss something with the old lady, and I will tell you later. Nanny Shen, please send Manager Li out first."
"yes."
Aunt Shen sent Manager Li away. Mrs. Wang looked at several prescriptions again and again, tapping her fingers on the table. Qin Liuxi didn't care about the prescriptions, but she had to pick them up and keep the prescriptions in her hands. .
If this preserves shop really becomes big, and whoever among you has selfish motives in the future, don't blame her for being rude.
(End of chapter)
