"The matter of Si Qingfang has been negotiated with Shopkeeper Yu over there. If we can provide them with goods before the sixth day of October, there will be no problems from now on. I have an idea..."
In the Su family courtyard shrouded in heavy rain, water droplets fell from the eaves like curtains. In the reception room with the oil lamp lit, Xi Junyu was talking to Su Tan'er about the progress of the business. Then Myolie brought a handkerchief over and asked him to wipe it.
After wiping the parts of her body that were wet by the rain, Juan'er also came in with a tea tray and placed a piece of tea on the small table next to Xi Junyu.
"Master Xi, please have some tea."
"Sorry for the trouble Juan'er." Xi Junyu smiled and nodded, and then continued to talk to Su Tan'er about business matters, "Since Siqingfang has already started, I think we can invest about another one in Yuanzhou.
We need to build two printing and dyeing workshops and warehouses for about ten thousand taels. In this way, using Yuanzhou as the hub and then developing in the surrounding areas, we can be sure..."
After he finished speaking, he waited for Su Tan'er's answer. Originally, the expansion of the Su family's business basically followed the same steps, but at this time Su Tan'er took a sip of tea, looked up at him, and spoke in a low voice.
: "On Yuanzhou's side, although the time has come, it is not the immediate priority. At this time... let's talk about it after a while."
Su Tan'er's voice was soft, and Xi Junyu had expected such an answer, but the look in her eyes made him a little confused. When he met Su Tan'er, she was only a twelve-year-old girl, but since Su Tan'er
His son started to get involved in the family business. Over the past few years, there was always something he couldn't understand about this woman who had gradually grown into a young girl and was now a married woman in name only.
Of course, it was just a little feeling. He thought he knew most of this woman's character, including the pressure she endured and the efforts she put in under such pressure.
In the early years, probably when Su Tan'er was fourteen or fifteen, she worked with him and several other shopkeepers to discuss various business strategies. The girl occasionally had surprising ideas, but most of the time she didn't.
He is a bit clumsy and most of the ideas he comes up with cannot be used. When he is pointed out, he often smiles awkwardly and then says in surprise: "So it's like this..."
She has a soft and humble personality and is kind to everyone. She never loses her temper. She is not angry when her servants do something wrong. She is not angry when others gossip about her because she is a woman. Of course, sometimes she encounters people who don’t know what to do.
How to deal with the situation, after all, she was just a teenage girl. At that time, she didn't speak, with a smile on her face, pursed her lips hard, and waited in silence.
People's emotions are very strange, and there is no obvious dividing line. Xi Junyu doesn't know when he decided to stay in the Su family cloth store. When Xi Junyu was a child, his family background was not good, his mother died early, his father was sick, and
He was an alcoholic. He was very talented since he was a child. He thought that he would have a good future if he kept studying. Later, he went to work as a worker in the cloth shop just to earn some idle money to supplement the family. Who knows, he has been doing this ever since.
Smart people can do anything quickly. Xi Junyu is a person who is confident that he can do anything, not just business. After doing business for a long time, you will gradually understand human nature. In his view, everything in the world is inseparable from the changes in these things.
, reading and so on are just side branches.
While doing some odd jobs at Su's Clothing Store, he helped with several businesses, and the money he earned was enough to make the family comfortable. Of course, he still planned to go back to school at that time, and later... stayed at Su's
It is difficult to say how much the reason is related to the girl who always ran to the cloth shop, but it must be a large part of the reason.
He actually understood that since his family was poor, it was actually very troublesome to study and take the imperial examinations. He couldn't afford just giving gifts and getting involved in various relationships. And the feeling of being rich was actually quite practical. At that time, he probably gave himself
Having set a relatively ideal route, he worked in the Su family, became the shopkeeper, the chief shopkeeper, and then married into the Su family. When Su Tan'er took control of the Su family, he would be on equal footing with her.
At that time, he had already made a name for himself in the cloth industry, and he cooperated very well with the fifteen-year-old girl who was constantly learning. He was also able to make up for the loopholes that Su Tan'er made in a timely manner. Ever since he learned about Su Boyong and Su Tan'er
When his son was thinking about it, he knew that one day Su Tan'er would need a husband, and he was obviously the most ideal candidate, and he himself didn't mind such a thing.
Incompetent people always look forward to status or innate factors of one kind or another - of course they do have an impact - but for those who are truly capable, they will know that their own abilities actually play a large part. For them
Generally speaking, I am confident that no matter where I am, there will be opportunities to stand out and people will always take me seriously. The innate factor of being born poor cannot be changed, so there is nothing unacceptable about getting married.
Su Tan'er will understand her abilities, and she will also understand her character. With such a tacit understanding, the two will also be the most ideal partners after getting married. Some people may use her identity as an excuse at the beginning, but it doesn't matter.
As long as his abilities are demonstrated, others will naturally look at him with admiration. One year, two years... the facts will change everything. Su Tan'er is also burdened with shackles and can grit his teeth and rush forward. What can't he do?
It's a pity that the subsequent development was beyond his expectation. The Su family must have considered him. They must have considered him. But in the end, the old lady made the final decision and chose such an incompetent scholar.
The Su family... is just for this man to be able to control it better.
Sometimes being too capable turns out to be a shortcoming. He thought sarcastically in his heart at that time. He also thought that if he was the one who arranged the marriage, Tan'er would definitely not find an excuse to run away on the day of the wedding.
He was very confident in his heart, knowing that the Su family had nothing to worry about when they were considering Ning Yi. But then he suddenly decided on Ning Yi, and he was shocked. He had once directly approached Su Tan'er to express his love for her.
But it was then that I discovered the distance that this girl had always kept from others. She might have called him "Brother Jun Yu", but soon after, he became the shopkeeper Xi, and always used the same name.
He is called the shopkeeper of the banquet.
She may be soft and gentle, she may be smart and cute, or she may be playful and humorous, but more often than not, this girl has always put a part of her mind on the sidelines and watched. That part may still find it interesting, curious, and watching.
Sometimes he would laugh cutely, but... he always maintained an attitude of watching and learning. As long as a smart person puts his mind to it, he can learn anything very quickly, which Xi Junyu has known for a long time.
It was then that he realized that he couldn't express his admiration because he was not as kind as he thought.
He is also an arrogant person. If he ran over and told her, the girl on the surface might be extremely kind, gentle, or even extremely sad, but the heart that was actually watching would not take him seriously at all. This was a result that he couldn't stand.
.
Later, after Su Tan'er got married, she took on the attitude of being a wife. This was something he had expected. The issue of identity was originally the main reason for Su Tan'er's marriage. He didn't know that the scholar was with her.
What will happen when he is married? Su Tan'er will not make others unhappy on the surface, but the scholar must not be able to see what his wife is like on the inside.
It's funny and pitiful when he thinks about it. They didn't even have the same room. Although the subsequent development was a bit beyond his expectation, the scholar at least had some skills in knowledge. But in any case, it is certain that they are inseparable except for himself.
Except for others, it is impossible for anyone to really understand Su Tan'er. The heart hidden behind her is the sobriety that has been forced out under long-term pressure and loneliness.
If you want to take charge of the Su family as a woman, you will always encounter resistance. Even if you cry, no one will really sympathize with her. Even if her shopkeeper helps her under Su Boyong's instruction, every time she does business,
They will still consider the fact that the host is a woman. Even if she continues to prove her abilities and becomes a figure like Wu Zetian when she is forty or fifty years old, people will still consider that she is a woman. She can only act behind this.
Maintain absolute sobriety.
Thinking about it, she feels a little cold, a little lonely, and a little pitiful. She needs someone who can really be with her and share the joys and sorrows with her. Xi Junyu likes this feeling - for now, he can only like and accept the status quo. The fact has happened, and complaining is useless.
, just think about what to do.
Sometimes he felt that the figure deep in Su Tan'er's heart was a little unclear, and she was constantly growing. But no matter what, in a sense, Su Tan'er was almost taught by him.
Years, it won’t get out of control for the time being.
Su Tan'er has already made a decision about Yuanzhou. He is just the "shopkeeper", so there is no need to say more. When necessary, both of them can be talkative. At this time, Xi Junyu was chatting with shopkeeper Yu of Siqingfang.
He heard a few interesting things when he heard it, and then linked it with the situation of the recent victims to analyze what might have happened inside and outside the city. He knew what Su Tan'er usually liked to hear, and Su Tan'er could indeed hear it while holding a tea cup.
Entranced, occasionally nodding, asking a few questions, the curious expression of a girl has not changed in the past few years. After all, this is an age when information is not very well-informed, and a lot of information is indeed useful. When Xi Junyu talks about it, it is often
What she doesn't know.
Then he casually talked about the funeral of Xiaochan's father, and talked about when Ning Yi would come back. He only mentioned this matter briefly, hinting that his own existence was different from Ning Yi's. Although it seemed
Some things have not entered the other person's heart, but maybe we can chat for a while tonight. Ning Yi will be back tomorrow. He has some thoughts today and is considering whether to say it out loud.
At this time, Myolie ran in from outside the yard holding an umbrella. She looked a little happy. She nodded and smiled at Xi Junyu, and then ran to Su Tan'er: "My uncle and Xiaochan are back."
"Really?" Juan'er, who was standing behind Su Tan'er, spoke first. Su Tan'er also raised her head and smiled, but also frowned at the same time: "It's raining so hard, it's so late to come back.
?Did you get caught in the rain?”
"Not at all. Well, Dong Zhu, who was driving the car, got wet. My uncle asked Dong Zhu to take a bath outside, and then ordered the kitchen to prepare some food. They rushed all the way back, and they probably didn't have a good dinner."
"Hmm." Su Tan'er thought for a while, "Xing'er, go and ask the kitchen to prepare something that my uncle likes to eat, and then prepare a bowl of millet porridge. I'm also a little hungry. I'll go there later... and prepare some iced white fungus.
The soup is mainly for Geng Huyuan and Dongzhu to cool down in the evening after eating. They don't usually eat this. If you and Juan'er want it, go and prepare some yourself. I won't need it. My uncle and Xiaochan will probably have it after dinner.
I don’t really want to eat this...uh, would you like it, Shopkeeper Xi?"
"I don't have to. Since Ning Ning and Xiaochan have returned, I don't have anything too important to do, so I'll take my leave."
Xi Junyu smiled calmly, and Su Tan'er nodded.
"In that case, I'll give it to the shopkeeper."
"No need, it's raining heavily."
"It's okay. Besides, I want to hear more about Yuan Zhou's plan that Shopkeeper Xi just said."
It's weird that you really want to hear it... Xi Junyu laughed in his heart, but then he held up his umbrella and walked out with Su Tan'er and Juan'er. He still said a series of plans and ideas in his mouth, no matter what happened to Yuan Zhou
The local customs, various joints, and the officials' information were all very detailed, so Su Tan'er just nodded and listened.
The rain roared, and sometimes when walking on these roads, one could only vaguely see the light of the courtyard in the distance, giving people the impression that it was like the huge Su family mansion, with only the three of them walking in the rain. Wait until
As he approached the side door, he could see that there were still people running in and out, all in a hurry. His attendant was also waiting in the concierge over there. When he walked to a courtyard corridor where there was no need to hold an umbrella, Xi Junyu took a deep breath.
"Actually, over the past year or so, although Su's development seems to have remained unchanged, funds are being withheld in various places. I know these things clearly. You are already making preparations. This matter is too big. You don't want to
I shouldn't have mentioned it in the first place. But... it's really too big. If you lose all your money, what does that mean? Have you thought clearly about it?"
Su Tan'er stopped, looked at him quietly, pursed her lips lightly, and said nothing. Her eyes were a bit complicated, as if she was saying sorry that I can't tell you this. After all, she wanted to take charge of the overall situation... Xi Junyu
He didn't mind this, he just shook his head and sighed.
"I don't know when you came up with this idea. Maybe you were thinking about it a few years ago... You want to be a palace official, you want to be an imperial merchant. This... is correct?"
He looked at Su Tan'er and paused briefly.
"It might have been better a few years ago, but since last year, the Xue family has also been thinking about Huangshang, or the Wu family has also been considering it. What you think is now the most difficult time. These things
,Do you understand?"
Under the rainy night, this is almost the most severe warning. Xi Junyu's considerations are well-founded...