Red makeup against the world

Chapter 473 Talking about business

After the song was played, Mr. Ning still couldn't get enough of it, and said: "Sure enough, you can play this artistic conception only if you are there."

"Aunt Nan, you are too modest. Zhen'er is just relying on being the person who composed the music. Naturally, you need to understand this song a little bit more."

Withdrew the piano, and the two talked about the restaurant to be opened soon.

"We initially set the name as Baicaowei, what do you think, Aunt Nan?"

Mr. Ning pondered slightly, and said: "That's right, simple and easy to remember, and can highlight the nourishing characteristics of medicinal food. If the rain is less, we can go to that house to have a look."

Xu Wanzhen shook her head slightly: "It's not working these days. Brother, taking advantage of the rain, there are many idle craftsmen, so he hired a lot of people to tidy up the yard first and make it tidy. When the rain stops, we can break the furniture."

With these craftsmen here, as women, it is really inconvenient for them to go.

"It has to be next time." Mr. Ning was slightly regretful.She is studying at Tu's family, and it is rare for her to come to Beijing once. If she comes next time, Baicaowei may have already opened.

Xu Wanzhen smiled mischievously, and said: "Aunt Nan, please don't worry, my elder brother said, I will not let you lose money. At that time, I will also ask Aunt Nan to post a post, and invite all the wives in Beijing to come to Baicaowei for a small gathering."

Mr. Ning nodded and said with a smile: "This kid, he just started tidying up the house, and he wants to use your Aunt Nan?"

The two talked for a long time, and Xu Wanzhen showed her homework to Mr. Ning for review.

"Qin Yi and Nuhong, you are all top-notch, and there are very few people who can surpass you in this capital. But the brush calligraphy is really horrible." Mr. Ning commented.

"What Aunt Nan said is that I really can't use this soft brush, and I have nowhere to focus." Xu Wan was really distressed, her handwriting was really shameful.

Mr. Ning patted her hand and said with a smile: "No one is perfect. Here, brushes are practiced since childhood. You only start practicing now. Of course it is too late. Don't force it."

Xu Wanzhen brought over a hard pen calligraphy she wrote with a quill pen, and said, "So I made a coincidence, Aunt Nan, please read."

With just one glance, Mr. Ning saw the clue and asked, "Did you make a quill?"

Xu Wanzhen smiled mischievously, "Zhen'er still wanted to keep it a secret, but I didn't expect Aunt Nan to see it at a glance."

Ask Caisi to bring over the box containing the quills and say, "Look, Aunt Nan, I think this is the best."

Mr. Ning nodded, and said: "It is much more convenient than a writing brush for daily use, especially for bookkeeping. A pen and a tube of ink are convenient and light. The Xu family is in business, why didn't they think about doing business with this quill pen?"

Xu Wanzhen smiled wryly and said: "When I first arrived in Beijing, I tried to rescue my father and elder brother. Finally, I managed to catch up with Princess Zhaoyang, so I sent this quill. But it is not good to meddle in the business of quills. The prescription was given to my elder brother, and it will be matched with the housekeeper and accountant at home, which will add some convenience."

"It's nothing." Mr. Ning comforted her: "Your main business is silk, and the pen and ink shop is another business. As the old saying goes, every line is like a mountain."

But there is also a saying, "Business is all about thinking." As long as you do business properly, it doesn't matter whether it is silk or ink, but the goods sold are different, and there is not much difference in essence.

Xu Wanzhen naturally accepted Mr. Ning's kindness, and said: "What Aunt Nan said is that elder brother is already too busy to touch the ground. If there is another pen and ink shop, Ya Geng can't manage it."

……

Xu Wenmin, whom the two talked about, was holding a green oil umbrella at this time, and beside him was a double green mantle sedan, waiting at the bridgehead in Tianjin.

He Jin took a rest today and came out of the imperial city after having his badge checked. A young eunuch held an umbrella for him.

From a distance, he saw Xu Wenmin, and he was suspicious. Could it be that he is waiting for him?

After crossing the Tianjin Bridge, Xu Wenmin greeted him with a smile, cupped his hands and said, "I have been waiting for you for a long time, Mr. He, do you still remember me?"

The smile on his face was as warm as a spring breeze, respectful and polite, which made He Jin feel as if he was bathed in a spring breeze.

He Jin already has the ability to know people, let alone someone he just met a few days ago.He hurriedly said with a smile: "Master Xu is too polite, how dare he bother you to welcome him?"

"It's been raining heavily for the past few days, and there's been a lot of water in the city. I'm afraid that it will be inconvenient for you to walk, so I came here to pick you up. It's okay if you don't blame me for being abrupt." Xu Wenmin laughed.

He was so thoughtful, which made He Jin feel extremely upset.

What the eunuch values ​​most is the respect of others and worldly enjoyment, and he is no exception.This respect is done by Xu Wenmin, so it is so natural and unrevealed.As the chief eunuch in the palace, He Jin has many people who want to curry favor with him, but the young man in front of him can still give him a different feeling.

The two got into the sedan chair, and Xu Wenmin asked, "Does your lord want to go back to the residence to rest first, or do you want to go to Jinxiu Ji first?"

He was so attentive, He Jin couldn't bear to refuse his kindness, and said: "Go to Jinxiu Ji, I have been famous for a long time, and I haven't seen it myself."

There were fewer pedestrians in the rain, and the sedan chair only took two quarters of an hour to arrive at Jinxiuji.

He Jin was invited into the private room in the backyard and served this year's new tea.

He Jin took a mouthful of Yuqian Longjing, leaned back comfortably, and watched the drizzle outside the window, feeling extremely comfortable.

"My lord, I have picked a few high-quality brocades and sent them to the mansion. I think my wife will like them."

"You don't get paid for nothing, come on, what's your plan?"

Xu Wenmin smiled embarrassedly: "I was seen through by adults."

Opened the two brocade boxes at hand, and put them in front of He Jin, "Please look, my lord. This is our new business. I don't know what advice, my lord, do you have?"

He Jin probed to see that there were a soft smoked silk fan and a lifelike silk flower in the box.They are all high-quality products, smoked with a clear fragrance of Yuhua, which is fragrant but not kitsch.

He Jin picked up a silk flower, looked at it carefully for a moment, and said, "It looks familiar. Oh, my family remembered that I saw Princess Zhaoyang's hairpin in the palace."

"Do you think this business can be done?"

There are various imperial merchants in the palace who provide regular supplies, such as clothing materials, fruits and vegetables, etc., but small items like silk fans and silk flowers are mostly made by the Shangyi Bureau themselves, or purchased outside according to the concubine's preferences.

Seeing that He Jin was picking up the flowers without saying a word, Xu Wenmin said again: "These small objects are often produced in style, and the outdated ones are quickly replaced. If the palace can buy them regularly, my lord, I will give you this number of dry stocks. how?"

He compared the number three with his hands.

He Jin weighed in his mind for a moment, and felt that the deal was done well.First of all, the silk flowers produced by Jinxiuji are already well-known, and the new styles are even hard to find in Beijing.Again, it was Princess Zhaoyang's hairpin, and if she bought it into the palace by herself, she would not be caught by others.Although this amount of money is not much, it is worthless, why bother to push it out?

Nodding his head, he made a "four" and said, "The palace still needs to be taken care of."

　Wan Geng arrived on the fourth day!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)