Chapter 117 The bookishness that I don't understand
Chapter 117 The incomprehensible bookishness
So, after the master of the Su family's eldest house and the second young lady who was preparing to take over the eldest house's business both passed away, the uncle who married into the family began to manage the Su family's business.
——This has been a big news within the Su family recently.
Regarding Su Boyong's assassination and Su Tan'er's illness, it is probably impossible to say that there was no gloating among the other two families. The news of Su Tan'er's illness has not been spread yet, but the family members are still aware of the situation.
We all know that public opinion is just speculating on how Dafang, who has always had a weak backbone, can cope with the current situation, or some are saying that Su Tan'er has performed well in the past, but she is just a woman and cannot carry the heavyweight.
.In short, while everyone was waiting and watching, Ning Yi was introduced and temporarily became the person in charge, which immediately caused a lot of discussion.
It's just his status as a bride-in-law. If it were in other families, ridicule and abuse would have followed immediately. But at least my uncle is a little different. He has repeatedly broken everyone's perceptions since he entered the house. I originally thought that he
He is just a simple bookworm, but he is actually very talented, whether it is poetry or teaching. His talent has been proven over the past year. Whenever everyone in the family talks about it, they can only admire the old lady's vision and think that this matter was originally
The old lady made it happen with all her efforts. The old lady must have known that this nerd was not a simple person.
Under the current situation, he was finally pushed out by the big house. Everyone in the family also held a wait-and-see attitude for a while, whether it was Wen Xing Wenji and others from the second and third houses, or some relatives and friends who were already close to the big house.
They were all quietly watching to see if he was so secretive in this regard. Is the old lady really so powerful and partial that he found a husband for Su Tan'er who was excellent in both literature and intelligence?
Even in the form of marriage.
This kind of silence lasted for about three days, and then turned into a ball of laughter.
Although his poetic talent is astonishing, Ning Yi is still a layman when it comes to business, and he is nothing more than a bookish layman.
It can be seen that he really wants to get things done, but the way he does it is a bit clumsy. For several days in a row, he seems to be riding a carriage every morning to inspect several shops and warehouses in the city - probably
I had previously inquired about what Su Tan'er did every day, so I followed the instructions exactly.
In fact, based on the foundation of the Su family, there are relatively trustworthy people in charge of the store. The boss does not need to run every day. Su Tan'er is preparing to take over the entire Su family in the future, so he is very strict with himself. At present, the store has some
Su Tan'er could solve any problem on her behalf, but after Ning Yi continued to act like this for a few days, even though he just looked around and tried not to talk, after a few casual questions came out, others could probably tell.
Got rid of his pretense.
After all, there is a huge difference between insiders and laymen. It involves professionalism. Occasionally, Ning Yi's questions may be simple, but in the eyes of insiders, they become ridiculous. For example, Wen Xing Wenji and others may not be able to manage the store well, but
But I am familiar with things in the cloth shop. In the past two days, I laughed my heart out over something that happened to Ning Yi in the cloth shop. The reason was that Ning Yi used some incense herbs used when storing cloth as dyeing raw materials.
Look, when I went to inspect the warehouse, I very kindly asked a clerk to take a bag and sweep back the loose "dye" so as not to waste it. The clerk was so embarrassed that this matter spread throughout the Soviet Union in less than a day.
House.
Then what Ning Yi said to the shopkeepers that morning came out. It was probably Su Tan'er's idea to focus on Huangshang Road. It was wrong. But the words spoken by Ning Yi seemed impassioned.
Fortunately, good things are good things. In fact, they are full of idealized bookishness. Even the shopkeeper of a big house will often shake his head if he repeats it. It cannot be said that it is completely wrong, but if you say that if you have good things, you will have everything, then it is true.
...It can only be described as bookish.
It is certain that this uncle who married into the family does not understand business - not many people originally thought that he "may understand", but after a few days, he only got some confirmation.
However, even though Ning Yi made some mistakes a few days before he took over the Su family's Dafang business, which became everyone's talk after dinner, one thing was finally done. The shopkeepers of Dafang have begun to do their best to publicize this.
They have been preparing for the imperial merchants for several years. No matter what Ning Yi is like, these shopkeepers are still professional and powerful. In just three or four days, the Su family made new cloth and prepared for the imperial merchants for several years.
The matter has already spread among the weaving industry in Jiangning. In line with the high profile in the past few days, the bosses in various cloth shops now know that due to the assassination of Su Boyong, the Su family - at least Su Tan
This woman is ready to show her full strength in this matter and give it a go in a desperate manner.
If she wins, with several years of preparation, she can perfectly solve the imperial business affairs, take charge of the Su family, and even formally establish her status as the next head of the family as a woman. If she loses, then she really loses, because after all, Su Boyong has already
If you were to be assassinated, you really don't have much to lose.
"You can still have such courage even when you are ill, and you have always been a woman who doesn't give way to women. If you want to compete with this Tan'er girl in the future, it will be a lot of pressure." On the teahouse, Xue Yan put down his cup, shook his head and smiled.
Smiling, "Ah Jin, if I had known this earlier, I would have made a good marriage for you when I married into the Su family."
Today, Xue Yan came to the teahouse with Xue Jin and several brothers from the clan to drink tea and chat. They were both in the cloth business. Naturally, they couldn't help but talk about the recent changes in the Su family. Xue Jin shook his head helplessly at this time.
, smiled and said: "I can see it clearly. I can't hold her down. If she marries into our Xue family, I will naturally treat her well. If I marry her, I won't be able to hold my head high for the rest of my life."
Xue Jin used to be a arrogant person, but he didn't expect to become so low-key today. Several brothers in the clan couldn't help but laugh and joke a few words, and then naturally the topic fell on Su Tan'er's current husband.
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"It's a pity that even if he has amazing poetic talent, the embroidered pillow is not worthy of use. If something like this happens at home, even if he has poetic talent and no fame, what use will he have?"
"Let's talk about business. Looking at Ning Liheng's performance in the past few days, I'm afraid it's Su Tan'er who is behind the scenes and helping with suggestions."
"I wonder if Su Tan'er was behind his previous performances. We've seen many talented nerds. I'm afraid it will take Su Tan'er's skill to achieve this reputation. In my opinion, that's the case, Su Tan'er
I just wanted to make a name for her husband..."
Hearing several people talking like this, Xue Jin hesitated to speak and finally shook his head: "Don't take it for granted. Ning Liheng is not simple. He is not a fool."
When Ning Yi first became famous, Xue Jin almost became a stepping stone. At this time, he learned to be humble, which was of course an improvement. However, after Xue Yan nodded, he patted him on the shoulder: "Humility is a good thing, but in this case, little brother
Too cautious. Although Ning Liheng is not a fool, he is only a talented poet. Such literati often have eccentric personalities, which is understandable. But if he is really amazingly talented and talented in business, then why would he want to get married?
Has the Su family really become a strange combination of circumstances in a legendary novel?"
He paused slightly: "This Ning Yi, it seems to me that he is a middle-class person in the business world. He may be more talented. He is a smart man, but in any case, he is new to this field and has come up with something."
It's normal for some jokes to come out, but after all, one thing needs to be clear... No matter what Ning Yi does, Su Tan'er is always behind him. This woman will not be that simple. No matter what jokes Ning Yi makes
As long as they take down Huang Shang, everything will be blown away like the wind. While Su Tan'er was fighting for Huang Shang's position with great fanfare, she allowed her husband-in-law to come out and make a joke. I'm afraid he was also part of the plan. Huang Shang
We also want a share, so please don’t laugh and watch others take away all the benefits.”
When Xue Yan said this, everyone's faces became serious. Regarding the matter of Huangshang, the Xue family, the Su family, and the Wu family have all revealed their intentions. Everyone has their own connections and advantages, but in general, the Su family
The family is indeed the most prepared. Xue Jin shook his head and glanced at the brothers: "I told you before." Before he finished speaking, he looked downstairs and said, "Huh?"
Xue Yan also glanced downstairs and saw Ning Yi's figure among the crowd walking by the roadside holding a box. He didn't bring any followers or maids, and he was alone and didn't know what to do.
Even though he was wandering here, he came here specifically to do something. I saw him asking a few vendors on the roadside some things, and then walked towards a courtyard gate not far away.
"Over there is..."
"The Weaving Bureau's... Mr. He Fanghe's residence."
"Are you kidding? He just came here by himself?"
Several people in the Xue family looked at each other for a while. This time they wanted to fight for the imperial business, after all, they were looking for connections. According to what Xue Yan, Xue Jin and others knew, the Su family had already opened up many connections in the Weaving Bureau, and it was said that they had close contacts with several officials.
.However, in order to pass the Imperial Merchant matter, among the three officials with the most say in the Weaving Bureau, Mr. He Fanghe, Mr. Han Chaoying, and the chief officer Dong Decheng, only Han Chaoying was the one who truly took the path that the Su family had taken.
As the chief official, Dong Decheng's attitude has always been ambiguous and he will not express his position easily. However, the situation has changed this year, and He Fang has not yet expressed his position in this regard. He should still prefer the previous medium-sized merchants to continue to accept Huangshang as usual.
Nowadays, several families want to follow his path. The situation is becoming more and more sensitive, so He Fang simply no longer accepts visitors related to this aspect. The Xue family was rejected two days ago. They are still thinking of ways these days.
Unexpectedly, Ning Yi ran over like this.
He was alone, and even seemed to be on a whim, because he stood at the door and seemed to think for a while, then knocked on the door, and then disappeared under the eaves. The Xue family upstairs could not help but start talking again, some
A few words of fun.
"impossible."
"How is it possible to see..."
"He just came here as a son-in-law and wanted to negotiate this kind of business on behalf of the Su family. He really thought that he was being ordered to do something in danger..."
"Maybe I want to achieve something."
No one thought that Ning Yi could see that He Fang, but he didn't come out for a while, and everyone became confused. Then someone went down to inquire about it, and when they came up, they couldn't help but laugh.
"We are talking to the concierge. Ning Yi is so patient. The concierge is almost annoyed to death by him..."
Hearing what he said, everyone felt slightly stunned.
"Haha, he's bookish. He wouldn't think that if he keeps grinding like this, he can clear He Fang's path."
"It's not that I haven't before." Xue Yan frowned, then shook his head and smiled, "But it sounds like he is telling a story..."
After a while, Ning Yi still didn't come out, so someone went to see him again. When they came back, they laughed at Ning Yi for still pestering him in the concierge. They just admired his character, and he was not a scumbag. They just kept talking there.
, the concierge probably lost his temper, so he didn’t give a shit about him, he just said whatever he wanted.
Come and have a cup of tea. It’s really interesting to see such a strange thing. Saying this, laughing and talking, we have been waiting and watching upstairs for about an hour. Some people thought that he would not really make a way out of it.
Come on, but then, Ning Yi finally walked out with the box, looked back at the courtyard door, shook his head and left. Someone else went down to inquire, and when they came back, they looked like they wanted to laugh but also admired.
"I talked to the concierge for more than an hour, and the concierge lost all energy... I told him to continue visiting tomorrow..."
Xue Yan was stunned for a long time: "This nerd..."
Xue Jin was silent for a while: "It seems that he also plans to do something in business to show others...this stupid method..."
"If this continues, Mr. He will have to see him sooner or later..."
"What's the point?"
That's what he said, but by this time, most of the people's faces had lost their sense of ridicule. Most of these stupid people's methods were told to them by their parents as stories when they were young. Doing business is not about taking tricks.
You also have to rely on being down-to-earth and having solid patience. Of course, if someone really does it, I heard that there are few successes, but seeing Ning Yi's posture today, everyone couldn't help but murmur in their hearts.
If he wasn't at home, it didn't matter how long he had to wait for business. He made it clear that he was missing. This guy didn't seem to ask about everything in detail before he came to torture the concierge for an hour. The scholar's stubborn temper is really scary...
The hope is slim, and whether it will succeed or not, we probably have to wait and see. It was already afternoon, and at the same time they were muttering in the restaurant, Ning Yi was already walking on the nearby street, forgetting what he had just done. Turn.
Crossing a street, the front is where the Zhuji main store is. Ning Yi went in and went up to the second floor. He just got excited and ran to torture the concierge. He didn't eat lunch, so he came to replenish his energy with two side dishes.
After coming up, the person who brought the last bowl of egg soup was a woman in green clothes. Ning Yi nodded to her.
Before closing the city gate, they said they would accompany Nie Yunzhu to find Mr. Qin to apologize. However, due to Su Boyong's incident in the past few days, this was the first time the two met. Ning Yi thought about it and prepared to apologize.
Nie Yunzhu, however, had no intention of blaming her. From the moment she came here, she just looked at Ning Yi up and down with a worried look. Then she spoke first and asked softly: "Li Heng, are you... okay?"