In October, every family would have a feast around the fire.
But Xu Chunjun kept his filial piety, so he didn't go to anyone's house.
That day, Ms. Fang went to her sister's house for a drink, and Xu Chunjun also dressed up and went out.
This time she brought both Ziling and Green Ulva.
When we come to Gaoyang Street, there are shops on both sides of this street. Although it is inferior to the most prosperous Ziyang Street and Zhongwu Street in Beijing, it can still be called bustling and lively.
The carriage Xu Chunjun was riding in stopped in front of a shop without a plaque on the east side of the street. Ziling Lvchun got out of the carriage first, and then helped Xu Chunjun down.
At this time, the door of the shop also opened, and a man in his thirties wearing a bamboo green cotton robe walked out of the door.
He was dressed simply, had an elegant face, and was followed by a teenage girl.
The girl looked at Xu Chunjun, smiled and clapped her hands, saying, "The fairy is here, the fairy is here!" and came to hold Xu Chunjun's hand.
Lvyan stopped her in a hurry, and the man also pulled the girl back and said in a kind tone: "Nanny, go back to the house obediently."
The girl was obviously a silly girl, but she listened to the man's words. Although her eyes were still looking at Xu Chunjun, her feet slowly moved back.
"It's okay, Shopkeeper Yi," Xu Chunjun stepped forward with a smile, stretched out his hand to pull the silly girl and said, "Ask this sister to accompany you to buy candies!"
The silly girl was so happy that she followed the green shield to the place selling food.
"Grandma, please come in." The middle-aged man bowed slightly and let Xu Chunjun in.
This shop is one of the stores recovered by the Zheng family.
This man's name is Yi Pingshun, and he once worked as the shopkeeper of Shengxing Bank, the largest bank in the south of the Yangtze River, for twenty years.
I just came to Beijing last year.
"Shopkeeper Yi, please take a seat. I'm really sorry that it took me so long to come to see you," Xu Chunjun said to Yi Pingshun with a smile, "Please forgive me for my indifference."
"Grandma, you are serious," Yi Pingshun said hurriedly, "I know you are busy."
Xu Chunjun sent someone to let Yi Pingshun stay here a few days ago. This place has not been open since it was taken back. There is room upstairs.
"This is the first time I see you today. I thought you were an old man before I met you!" Xu Chunjun was somewhat surprised. She knew that Yi Pingshun had been a shopkeeper in Jiangnan for 20 years, and not a single person could sit in this position.
It is impossible to achieve this with decades or twenty years of experience.
In this way, Yi Pingshun must be around fifty.
"I'm actually in my early fifties, but I just look young." Yi Pingshun smiled and explained, "Miss Cen was also curious when she first met me."
"Yunchu recommended you to me, which really helped me a lot," Xu Chunjun nodded, "Logically speaking, our family can't hire a shopkeeper like you, so if you have any requests, feel free to ask."
Before she got married, Cen Yunchu and Jiang Nuan came to Xu's house to add makeup to her. Jiang Nuan gave her a banknote, while Cen Yunchu gave her a sachet and told her to open it later.
There was only a note in the sachet, with Yi Pingshun's resume written on the front, and only one sentence on the back: If you need a shopkeeper, please feel free to use it.
After Xu Chunjun took back the shop, the next step was to start a business.
So I contacted Yi Pingshun and met him here.
"Second Master Cen and the eldest lady have recommended me to my eldest grandma. They must value you very much. How can you be an ordinary person if you can win their favor? I have no other request. As long as eldest grandma allows me to take my daughter with me, it is enough.
"Yi Pingshun said.
"Don't worry, Shopkeeper Yi, there's nothing I can't agree to for this little thing." Xu Chunjun said, "Whatever your salary requirements are, I will do my best to give you a higher salary."
"Just let the wages follow the market," Yi Pingshun said. "Grandma, please don't compare me just because of how much wages I used to earn. As big as our shop is, I will pay the wages that the store owner should get."
"Even though Shopkeeper Yi said this, I don't agree." Xu Chunjun shook his head. "Although our store is not big right now, I want to make it bigger. Secondly, I can't go in and out of the house as frequently as men. The things on the cabinet are
It's up to you to worry about it. So it's only appropriate to add another 30%."
"Grandma is really particular about people," Yi Pingshun said without any further refusal, "Then I would rather be respectful than obey my orders."
"Shopkeeper Yi, there is no need to be polite to me. Although I have never seen the world, I know the principle of trusting people in employment." Xu Chunjun said, "Let's get back to business, let's talk about business today."
"I wonder if Grandma has her own plans?" Yi Pingshun asked.
"With a big shopkeeper like you at my disposal, I will naturally open a bank." Xu Chunjun had indeed planned it for a long time. "My family now has seventeen shops, large and small, but they have not become successful. Therefore, I
I want to turn the pieces into whole. Sell some of the ones in bad locations and use the money in one place.”
"Grandma's idea coincides with that of me, but I don't know where to use it to make it bigger?" Yi Pingshun asked.
"You have to help me make up my mind," Xu Chunjun said, "The store here is not big, but the location is pretty good. The stores on both sides can discuss and buy their stores, and the store can be expanded.
Otherwise, the silk and satin shop on Linglong Street is pretty decent, which is what our family already has.
Or if you buy it in a more prosperous area, the cost will naturally be higher and it will be harder to find a seller."
"It seems that Grandma has thought it through very carefully," Yi Pingshun nodded slowly, "According to what I mean, there are advantages and disadvantages to being in a prosperous place. Especially the two main streets, where the largest business houses and banks in the capital are located.
There, we have just been established and it is really difficult to compete with them. It is better to take a step back and stay away from them. Firstly, we will save costs, and secondly, we will avoid competing with them."
"If you are strong and we are weak, you can't rob them," Xu Chunjun smiled. "I just want to pick up some scattered silver from their fingers, just opportunistically."
"No matter how big the bank business is, it is still about careful calculation." Yi Pingshun found that Xu Chunjun is really a shrewd person, "Grandma's idea is not bad at all."
"When it comes to location, I'm afraid Linglong Street is more suitable," Xu Chunjun thought about it carefully and said, "Although it's not the main street, it connects all directions. There are almost no people in the whole capital who don't pass by there. The shops are facing south and north.
It’s more convenient and more elegant than here. I’ll go back and see if the shops on the left and right can afford it.”
"If you can't pay it off, don't force it," Yi Pingshun said. "Let's start from a small place. There's no need to rush now."
At this time, Lu Shen came back with the silly girl. She happily ran to Yi Pingshun holding the candy in her hand.
"Shop Manager Yi, if you are too busy to take care of your daughter, you can leave your daughter to me." Xu Chunjun could see that Yi Pingshun loved her very much, "I will treat her as kindly as I treat my own sister."
