Chapter 51 Business Economics
Hui Niang breathed a sigh of relief when she saw off the imperial envoy Xie Duo and the people from the government.
Originally, Hui Niang was a little worried that the imperial envoy would not be able to serve the imperial envoy, but she did not expect that the imperial envoy Xie was polite and approachable, and did not make any difficult moves. She could not even feel the arrogance of the superior and arrogant official atmosphere from him.
"Xiaolang, the person has left, let's just close the door. We shouldn't be able to do business today." Hui Niang called Chen Xi and began to clean up the chairs she had placed.
Originally, in order to receive Xie Duo and the government, Hui Niang specially borrowed tables, chairs, and tea tables from the neighbor's house, and bought oranges, melon seeds and other snacks and fragrant tea. As a result, Xie Duo came, he didn't even drink a cup of tea, and all the preparations came in.
After he finished packing, Hui Niang went to buy chicken, duck, fish and meat, and prepared a very sumptuous meal. Hui Niang originally wanted to entertain Xie Duo, the imperial envoy of the court, but in the evening someone came to pass the message on the yamen, saying that Xie Duo left Ninghua County overnight and went back to the provincial capital.
Come in a hurry and leave more urgently.
Chen Xi felt that Xie Duo did not show off his role as a court official like a court official inspected the place, and even tried to try to suck acne himself. But he didn't know if he would be ill on the road with an elderly body like Xie Duo, after sucking acne and having a hard time on the journey.
In the evening, the two families gathered for dinner again. Chen Xi was so excited that he was full of oil in his mouth. Unfortunately, Shen Mingjun still didn't come back. Zhou didn't say anything at the dinner table and started to mutter on the way home.
When he returned to his yard, Zhou sat in front of the main hall and sighed: "I didn't expect that when I, a farmer woman, would actually see the imperial envoy representing the emperor when I entered the city. Unfortunately, your father was not here today, otherwise he would be able to enjoy the glory. Idiot, if you have the ability in the future and can be inspected by the imperial envoy, then my mother would be so happy."
While washing, Chen Xi said with a smile: "Anyway, the Wang family is not far from here. If my mother misses her father, she can go over and see it from time to time, or just ask her father not to do things in the Wang family, and she is so tired."
"Go and go, how can your father support you and your wife if he doesn't do anything? You are a little unscrupulous, and your mother can help in the pharmacy, but your father won't do it. He is a man, your aunt Sun is a widow. There are so many troubles in front of this widow. If your father often goes to the pharmacy, it will be difficult for the neighbors to gossip."
"Oh, forget it, you don't understand this. You go to bed early after washing, and you don't care about you." After Zhou said that, she entered the door. She saved a lot. She would never light an oil lamp when the moon was bright.
Chen Xi simply washed up and went back to the room, so he naturally told Lin Dai before going to bed.
In the next few days, the imperial envoy's inspection in Ninghua County gradually faded, but the business of the pharmacy shop was booming.
In the past, Hui Niang wanted to buy medicinal materials, but those travelers bullied Hui Niang as females and always raised prices. Now, we know that Hui Niang was valued by the court, and the county government took care of her, so these people begged Hui Niang to buy goods from them, so the price of medicinal materials was lowered a lot. Hui Niang lowered the price and the passenger flow surged again.
The business is easy to do, and there are endless people going to Huiniang Pharmaceutical Store to ask about medicine every day. The other pharmacies in the city are all light and almost deserted.
"The medicinal materials here are good, and it is very effective in treating diseases and saving lives. Even the imperial envoys from the court came here to see the doctor. Unfortunately, the girl of the Sun family cannot come out for treatment, otherwise the business will be booming."
Those lingering women from neighbors had criticized Hui Niang for showing off her moral corruption, but now they are afraid of being able to curry favor with her.
Hui Niang is good everywhere, but she just doesn’t know how to refuse.
The neighbors and neighbors came to get close to Hui Niang, but in fact they just wanted to get some medicinal herbs back. However, if you treat minor problems such as wind, cold, headache, and fever, Hui Niang would not charge money if she could.
When Zhou bought a pharmacy for a month, he found that the pharmacy not only did not make any money, but was doing a loss-making business. Hui Niang calculated the account book to Zhou, her face full of guilt: "It's my sister's fault. I asked my sister to come and run the pharmacy, but she had to pay even the capital."
Deputy Zhou Yi looked indifferent: "Look at what my sister said, it was originally the money my sister gave me, but now I'm taking it out as a turnaround, what's wrong?"
Chen Xi was fanning the flames next to him: "Mom, you are always petty for money. You are really insincere when you say such words!"
"Boy, dare to spend your time with me? Although I save money on weekdays, isn't that for you to study? Are you thinking of me for yourself?"
Zhou scolded Chen Xi, which finally made the scene not too embarrassing.
Hui Niang said, "I have thought about it these days. Now that winter is coming, the plague has passed. Even if it breaks out, we have to wait for the beginning of spring. Our business will be lighter later. Just increase the price of medicinal materials slightly. Just have a small profit of two or three points. We can't lose money, and we have to support our family, right?"
Zhou Yi patted his thigh and praised: "My sister said this to my sister's heart, yes, it's time to raise the price, it's really necessary to raise the price!"
Chen Xi stuck out his tongue after hearing this and said, "Mom said she didn't care before? She cares so hard now!"
Zhou casually touched the account book on the table and wanted to greet Chen Xi, but Chen Xi was so clever that he fled to the backyard with his homework. You could still hear Zhou's scolding: "You little brat, don't come back for dinner today if you have the ability."
When Chen Xi returned home and put his homework well, the first thing he did was to break the pigpen and get his calligraphy and paintings.
Because he had been helping with the pharmacy before, Chen Xi had few chances to do it, but he finally made a fake one. This time he did not imitate Wang Meng's paintings, but instead made a landscape painting by Huang Gongwang, who was the "Four Yuan Schools" with Wang Meng.
With the experience from last time, Chen Xi was even older in his brushwork and old-fashioned style, and could almost be scattered.
Holding the antique paintings, Chen Xi quietly slipped back to the street where the medicine shop was located. While no one was paying attention, he went directly into the calligraphy and painting shop "Siguzhai", which was only separated from the medicine shop by the wall.
"Siguzhai" shopkeeper Yi saw Chen Xi coming in and greeted happily: "Yeah, isn't this a little miracle doctor? Why do you have time to visit the vulgarity?"
"Bo Xu, aren't you just enjoying me? I'm here to sell paintings." Chen Xi carefully took out the fake calligraphy and paintings and presented them.
The shopkeeper of "Siguzhai" was named Xu. I don't know what Chen Xi was named, but the neighbors all called him Xu Bo. Xu Bo himself was a scholar. Although he did not pass the scholar, he was a Tongsheng who passed the imperial examination. His ancestors knew calligraphy, painting and antiques, and this calligraphy and painting shop was the inherited ancestral property.
"It's another unframed calligraphy and painting sold this time. How do you plan to divide the accounts?" Xu Bo asked, looking at Chen Xi.
Chen Xi is no longer afraid that Uncle Xu will tell his family about the matter. If Zhou knew that Chen Xi was cheated by Uncle Xu for selling paintings last time, he would definitely come and make a big fuss.
Zhou's savage is famous among neighbors.
When he first moved in, Zhou was still low-key because he was not familiar with the place. But now Zhou is half the shopkeeper of the pharmacy. The pharmacy has recently been rewarded by the court and is full of enthusiasm, so he no longer feels humble everywhere. Whoever provokes her will immediately turn against her and scolds her so much that she is so angry that who dares to deal with this hot-tempered aunt?
"Uncle Xu, let's be fair, how about the sharing of the accounts? I'm six and four, so there's nothing wrong with it. Actually, the last time I was given to me by an old man. Now this is the same. If the old man still sells the painting in the future, I will still bring the painting here."
Uncle Xu smiled and pointed at Chen Xi, saying, "You kid is so smart and clever. You scared me so much. Well, let's share the accounts according to you. The framed money will be given to you for nothing, but don't tell your mother after you go back."
Chen Xi curled his lips: "I won't say that. She wanted to hit me when she went out."
Uncle Xu took the painting into his hand, looked at it carefully, and the happier the more he looked.
The painting I sold for Chen Xi last time was actually sold for ten taels of silver, but County Magistrate Han bought it and gave it to Lin Zhongye, a doctor in the Ministry of Works.
Lin Zhongye, who was a Jinshi, naturally knew calligraphy and painting. After seeing the Wang Meng's landscape painting, he was very satisfied. At first, he said that it was too precious to accept it. Han Xie said that this was a fake painting that was not valuable at all. Lin Zhongye refused, so he had to take it back to the capital.
Since Lin Zhongye left Ninghua County, no news has been heard.
Fujian is also far away from the capital, and the news is blocked. In fact, after Lin Zhongye returned to the capital, he presented a southern opera book as a gift at a birthday party for Empress Zhang and the Crown Prince. Emperor Hongzhi was very happy when he saw Long and intended to promote him to the left minister of the Ministry of Rites in Nanjing.
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