"Brother, this is the situation. After you get here, I suggest you buy a house as soon as possible. It doesn't have to be big, but it must be a private house and not shabby, otherwise gossip will affect the business."
In the past few days, Zhang Yan has been discussing with his elder brother about the semicolon at Xiangkou. After waiting for another two days, Zhang Shun's preparations will be complete. He will go over to renovate the shop and at the same time build up the inventory at Xiangkou, and then it can be officially opened.
Zhang Shun did not bother with Zhang Yan about how big a house to buy. Although he didn't feel it was necessary in this regard, he still chose to listen to his second brother. After all, I have been officially doing business for such a long time, and I already have a lot of experience as to why traders need to support their appearance.
"Sister-in-law will also follow you to take care of you. The little sister at home is in charge of the accounts. You make the guy you helped recently become the shopkeeper. After the little sister trains for two more years, she can take over the store in Langyuan City. Brother, you can rest easy. "Opening up new territories" hahaha..."
"Wang Qin, why don't you stay at home and do something to help your mother?" Although Zhang Shun was reluctant to leave as a newlywed, he still felt that it would be better to leave his wife at home, as he could help his mother at home with some things.
"I'm not at home? Do you need my sister-in-law's help? Okay, you have inconvenient legs and feet, and it will be too troublesome if you don't have someone by your side. Sister-in-law will follow you. Just leave the house alone." Zhang Yan waved his hand, and he In fact, I am already thinking about hiring a maid for my family. It’s just that you can’t say this now, otherwise it will definitely make Wang Lanping, who has always been frugal, unhappy.
Zhang Yan also has plans in this regard. It is too easy to find a servant to do laundry and cooking in Langyuan City. Zhang Yan was already looking for someone, but in order to make Wang Lanping accept it, he still put some thought into it. Find a middle-aged woman with a miserable life experience, plus some Chen Chen's tears, and as long as the monthly payment is not outrageous, Wang Lanping will naturally not evict people. At most I can just say a few words to Zhang Yan. But with one more person, Wang Lanping would be more relaxed, and it would be time for her to live the relaxed life of a wealthy family.
The two brothers were in the main room when they were discussing. Everyone in the family listened. But no one interrupted. Wang Qin was still a little confused. Not long after she walked in, was she going to Xiangkou? Her husband's business was getting bigger and bigger, and she secretly reminded herself to work harder. At least she had to grit her teeth and continue studying the books that gave her a headache, so that she could help her husband share the burden in the future.
But the younger sister was so excited that her little fists clenched. She didn't expect that her second brother would add a burden to her so quickly. Perhaps, it seems that she is really being groomed to become a big shopkeeper. Her hard work during this period of time was not in vain.
Only Wang Lanping kept smiling and said nothing. She is very satisfied with the way her home looks now. The boss is full of energy and looks like a living person. The second son is very capable, and the family fortune is very good. The only drawback? That is, we still need a few bouncing little dolls, and it will be exciting then!
Zhang Yan also laughed when he saw the reactions of his family members. This family has really settled down now. No, there is still one unfinished matter.
The younger sister Zhang Huiyuan is actually at the age of marriage.
Nowadays, life is affluent, and there is no shortage of daily necessities, food, and clothing. Moreover, because she is busy in the store, Zhang Huiyuan has met many young ladies from rich families. She also likes the way others dress, so she buys some. Start learning to dress yourself up. The set of rouge and gouache that Zhang Yan bought for her from Xiangkou has now become Zhang Huiyuan's most treasured possession, and she uses a little bit every day. Under these silent self-changes, the whole person glows with amazing youthfulness and beauty.
Zhang Yan also had to sigh: She has become a beautiful girl!
You have to take good care of it and don't let some cat or dog bring disaster to your own good cabbage.
After chatting for a while, it was time to go to bed. As usual, Zhang Shun and his wife went to wash up first. Zhang Yan, on the other hand, caught Zhang Huiyuan and asked her how well she had done in studying calligraphy and accounting in the past two days.
However, before Zhang Huiyuan could confidently take out her results from the past few days and wait for Zhang Yan's school entrance examination, there was a knock on the door.
"Huh? It's already under curfew. Why are there still people looking for you?" Wang Lanping stood up with a look of confusion on her face.
"It's okay, I'll go take a look."
"Yan'er asks first before opening."
"Yes, I understand, mother." Zhang Yan replied with a smile. On the other hand, he left the main room and opened the door. And his perception has figured out who it is. If he remembered correctly, he should have been the miscellaneous official who followed Xiao Shu when he met Judge Xiao Shu in the Jiangwu Academy.
However, in order to appease his mother, Zhang Yan still asked, "Who is it?"
"Zhang Jiaoxi, I am Liao Yong, miscellaneous officer of the Wushu Academy. I have an urgent order from the academy and I need to ask Jiaoxi to sign for it." The person outside the door responded politely.
People from the martial arts academy? That explains why people can walk around the city after curfew. Once the waist card is revealed, no one from the garrison or the yamen will stop him. However, it is necessary to verify the situation with Jiangwuyuan.
When he opened the door, the other party didn't come in, so he handed over an order for Zhang Yan to sign. Then he bowed and left in a hurry.
"Yan'er, what's the matter with you?"
"It's okay. I just have to go to the Jiangwu Academy tomorrow. The dean has left. He looked at the copper note I handed over and said he had something to ask me tomorrow."
"Then you go and rest quickly. Nothing will go wrong tomorrow!" Wang Lanping became a little nervous when she heard that he was talking about things in the martial arts academy. I am worried about whether my son will pass the test tomorrow.
"Don't worry, mother, I know it well." Zhang Yan said while continuing to test Zhang Huiyuan's homework. Then he waited for his eldest brother to finish washing up, then took a shower and returned to his room.
The content of the order is the same as what Zhang Yan told Wang Lanping. It’s just that there is an extra word “must” above it. It seemed that the dean of the Martial Arts Academy was very interested in the "Method of Refining Skin and Flesh with Medicine" proposed by him. This was somewhat beyond Zhang Yan's expectation.
Zhang Yan originally thought that the other party would disapprove of his suggestion at first. He even bought a lot of medicinal materials from the Yuan Pharmacy. When the time comes, he can take a specific amount of them and prepare a simple medicinal bath, and then use the actual effect of the medicinal bath to convince the dean. Now it seems that there is no need for such trouble. I think it was Xiao Shu who actively promoted the relationship.
The reason why the Langyuan City Jiangwu Academy responded so quickly was not because Zhang Yan had guessed that it had something to do with Xiao Shu, but simply because the man who had just left the quarantine saw the "medicine" The soup stimulates, changes the skin and flesh from the outside to the inside, and increases the strength of the body." These are the profound meanings written by Zhang Yan in the copper strips. Coupled with Zhang Yan's status as a miscellaneous scholar, that's why he seemed to attach so much importance to it.
