Entering the twelfth lunar month, even though it is the end of the year, it is time to start preparing for the New Year.
This time of year is also the time when families and governments invite friends to visit relatives most frequently.
The capital city is a little quiet this year. All the distinguished families have stopped all kinds of banquets and gatherings. They stay at home and rarely go out.
There is no way, if a government official says it is gone, it will always make people a little wary.
"The Duke of Qing's palace collapsed too quickly!"
"The Special Supervision Division and the Special Investigation Division are jointly supervising this, can you please hurry up?"
"The main thing is that the Yan Party has always been the emperor's enemy."
"I heard that the leader of the Yan Party is Chu Qinghuan, the granddaughter of the Regent. Now Chu Qinghuan is imprisoned in the death row of the Zongren Mansion. There is no possibility of seeing the light of day again. With the leader gone, the Yan Party should disperse on its own."
"Hurry up and leave. The imperial court has been tossing the matter over the Yan Dang so many times, and every time it makes everyone frightened. I never want to hear the word Yan Dang again in the future."
In the Duke Ping's Mansion, looking at Duke Ping's wife and Cao Yunting, who were happily discussing how to arrange their wedding arrangements, Duke Ping's eyes were very complicated.
Qing Huan was captured and Yuan Lu was beheaded...
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The gates of Wuchang Bo's Mansion are also closed. Although the number of outings has decreased, there has been more movement between the various courtyards and rooms.
As the girls of the Shi family opened their Hongyanxiao branches one after another, Mrs. Shi Da, Mrs. Shi Wu, and Mrs. Shi Qi, who never took the initiative to chat with Jin Yue'e in the past, would visit Yiguiyuan almost every day.
"At the end of every year, your eldest aunt is the busiest. I didn't expect that she would still come here to chat with me every day." After seeing Mrs. Shi off with a smile, Jin Yuee was sorting out the clothing materials and jewelry sent by Mrs. Shi and chatting with the two of them.
The daughter was talking.
After Shi Fuxin heard this, she immediately smiled and said, "Mom, haven't you noticed that uncle and the others now like to talk to dad. Even the elder brother and the others meet with us more often."
The uncle's house is not big or small. If nothing happens, even if they live in the same house, it is not common for everyone.
Jin Yue'e paused in her hand and said, "Don't tell me, it's really like this." As she said that, she smiled and said, "Now the relationship between our family and the mansion is getting more and more harmonious."
Hearing this, Shi Fuxin and Shi Fuyin immediately looked at each other, and then smiled at each other.
Shi Fuxin muttered: "Money and silk are so touching."
When Jin Yue'e heard this, she glanced at her youngest daughter and said angrily: "Money is secondary, but the deepening of our relationship is the most important."
Shi Fuxin looked at Jin Yue'e from outside: "Mom, do you think they can deepen their relationship with us if we don't bring benefits to the house first?"
Jin Yue'e was stopped by the question and stared at Shi Fuxin: "Can't you be more confused?"
Shi Fuxin smiled: "Aren't I afraid that my mother won't be able to stand the sugar-coated bullets from the eldest aunt and the others?"
Jin Yue'e hummed and said: "Your mother and I are so stupid that we can't tell the difference between east, west, north and south after being coaxed by others with just a few words?"
"I said something wrong, my mother is the smartest." Shi Fuxin Diandian came forward with a cup of hot tea to apologize.
Shi Fuyin looked at her sister coaxing her mother with a smile. After Shi Fuxin sat back down, she said, "I didn't expect the reaction of the eldest aunt and the others this time. When my brother and Jiulang entered the palace as errands, they have never been so enthusiastic."
Shi Fuxin said: "Brother and Jiulang working as servants in the palace can add glory to the uncle's house, but this benefit belongs to the entire uncle's house. What matters most is the grandparents who are the head of the house. Can other people in the house get practical benefits from this?"
The benefits are unknown."
"Opening a Hongyanxiao branch is different. The real benefits fall directly on the individual."
"Although each branch is nominally owned by the sisters in the family, the four sisters and the others have no money and no manpower. If they want to open a store, they must rely on support from their families."
"Auntie, they are so skilled. Forget about Sister Lin and a few legitimate daughters, concubines like Fourth Sister will definitely not be able to control the store alone."
"That is to say, the money earned by the fourth sister and the others from the branch, the eldest aunt and the others also have.
One portion, how can they not be interested in it?"
Jin Yue'e looked at her little daughter who spoke so eloquently, but she didn't quite agree and said, "Your aunt is not short of money."
Shi Fuxin smiled and said: "Mom, who would think that there is too much money? Besides, the benefits that Hongyanxiao brings to the house are not just earning money."
Jin Yue'e: "What else can be done?"
Shi Fuyin smiled and replied: "You can also accumulate connections."
Shi Fuxin smiled and nodded: "Sister, I still understand me."
Seeing Jin Yue'e's puzzled expression, Shi Fuyin smiled and explained, "Mom, the products Hongyanxiao sells have different grades."
Jin Yue'e nodded: "I know this. I went to Hongyan and smiled. I know that the special products you sell can treat specific skin problems."
"First-grade products have remarkable effects, but the price is high. Only high-ranking officials can afford them."
"The second-grade product has good effects and the price is relatively low, so ordinary people can afford it."
"Third-grade products are those that are about to go bad and must be used up immediately. They need to be sold at a reduced price."
Shi Fuyin nodded and continued: "Mom, the output of special products and first-grade goods that are effective is not very high, but in the capital, everyone's demand for special products and first-grade goods is the greatest."
"As a result, supply will often exceed demand."
Jin Yue'e understood this explanation.
If there are many people buying, the person who opens the store has the final say as to which one to sell to.
Jin Yue'e looked at her little daughter with some sigh. Sister Xin was distributing the goods sold in the Hongyanxiao branch. People in the house wanted to get more special products and first-class goods, so they had to establish a good relationship with their family.
Later, the mother and daughter were preparing to select some materials to make new clothes. When the maid came to report, Mrs. Shiwu came.
"Mom, the fifth aunt is so eloquent, my sister and I will leave first."
Jin Yue'e didn't stop her. Even she herself didn't really want to talk to Mrs. Shi Wu.
Without him, Mrs. Shi Wu was born into a merchant family, and she had a slippery tongue. Once she started talking, she would talk endlessly, and the people next to her could not interrupt her.
Shi Fuxin and Shi Fuyin slipped out of the back door and left Yiguiyuan. The two sisters walked side by side towards Lanyue Tower.
On the way, Shi Fuyin said to Shi Fuxin: "You still have to think carefully about the supply of goods in the branch. We are all a family. If you give this, don't give that, there will be too much of that, and there will be too little of this. As time goes by,
, I’m afraid there will be resentment.”
Shi Fuxin smiled: "Sister, don't worry, I already have a way to deal with it."
The special products are built in the direction of luxury goods; the first-grade products are high-end products; the second-grade products are mass products; and the third-grade products are discounted products.
Only scarce things are the most attractive to grab. Of course, luxury goods cannot be obtained by everyone. Even for high-end products, she must try to reduce the output as much as possible.
"Sister, in the future, if branches want to sell special products and first-class products, the sales volume must meet certain conditions to get the corresponding share, and they cannot violate the rules set by the head office. If they violate the rules, the special products and first-class products will be cancelled.
supply."
Shi Fuyin nodded: "This is a good idea. If you follow the rules, you will save a lot of trouble."
When they were approaching Lan Yue Tower, Shi Fuyin suddenly asked: "Yes, that Luo Qiyun came to see you before, why did you ask Xiaofang to tell her to leave?"
"She has been able to persist in collecting evidence on Chu Qinghuan for more than ten years, which shows that she has great perseverance and ability."
"Don't you always say you don't have enough manpower? This time someone took the initiative to come over, why don't you want to stop?"
Shi Fuxin: "There is Du Danyan behind Luo Qiyun. My intuition tells me that Du Danyan is not simple. I don't want to be too deeply involved with her."
"Of course, she is indeed a capable person. It's not a pity. I asked Xiaofang to tell her that she would wholesale a batch of skin care products to her every month and let her sell them in Xinglefang."
"A lot of information can be gleaned from a place like Xinglefang where people are looking for fun and entertainment. I asked her to keep an eye on it. Maybe she can provide us with some useful information in the future."
Shi Fuyin saw that Shi Fuxin had thought carefully, so she didn't ask any more questions. Just as she was about to go into Lan Yue Tower with Shi Fuxin to sit down, An Ran walked over quickly.
Seeing her like this, the two sisters knew that something had happened in the house.
"Miss Three, Miss Six, Master Zhengkun and his family are here."
Shi Fuxin raised her eyebrows: "Come here as soon as you come. Why, grandma asked us to go over to meet someone?"
An Ran shook his head: "As soon as Mr. Zhengkun came, he knelt down in front of the old lady and the old lady. They didn't get up even when the old lady called. The old master and the madam had already gone to Yixiang Hall. The servants looked at it as if something big had happened.
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Shi Fuyin and Shi Fuxin both looked surprised.
"Could it be that you caused trouble outside and asked you to come to the house?"
Although Shi Fuxin wanted to know what was going on when Shi Zhengkun's family came to the house, she didn't want to go to Yixiang Hall, so she asked An Ran to go and inquire.
"Sister Xin, what kind of trouble do you think that family will cause this time?"
"Whatever, as long as it doesn't involve our family."
Shi Fuxin's thinking was still too naive.
In this world, there are some things that some people cannot avoid.
Half an hour later, An Ran came back from inquiring about the news.
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"What did you say? Say it again!"
What they heard was so surprising that Shi Fuxin and Shi Fuyin both stood up from their chairs and looked at An Ran who had returned from inquiring about the news with shock on their faces.
An Ran swallowed: "Master Zhengkun said that he cannot be a son of man in vain and cannot ignore his biological father and mother who suffered at the northwest border. He must take up the responsibility of being a son and take care of the Li family."
After confirming that she heard correctly, Shi Fuxin and Shi Fuyin sat back silently.
After a moment of silence, Shi Fuxin was the first to break the silence: "So, the Li family has entered Beijing?"
An Ran nodded: "Master Zhengkun bought a yard in the outer city and has already settled the Li family."
Shi Fuyin frowned and said, "Shi Zhengkun is going to kill him first and then report it. The Li family has all gone to Beijing, so he came to talk to the house." After a pause, "I'm afraid my grandparents will be sad."
Shi Fuxin was tugging at her handkerchief one after another, with a stinking look on her face. She didn't want to see the vampires from the Li family at all.
"Is Shi Zhengkun deliberately disgusting us?"
After saying that, Shi Fuxin raised her head and looked at An Ran: "What did my grandparents say?"
An Ran: "The old lady heard that Master Zhengkun had brought the Li family to Beijing. He stood up and left without saying anything. The old lady forced a smile and said, Master Zhengkun did the right thing and returned home."
room."
"Today, Mr. Zhengkun and Mrs. Zeng are still kneeling in the Yixiang Hall, and they are accompanying them."
Shi Fuyin didn't ask much about the situation at Yi Xiangtang, but looked at the sky: "Dad, are they coming back from their business trip soon?"
Shi Fuxin looked over, quickly got up, and went to Yigui Courtyard with Shi Fuyin.
When the two sisters arrived, Shi Zhenghe had already returned, and they also heard that Shi Zhengkun had brought the Li family to Beijing.
Looking at the gloomy faces of Shi Zhenghe, Shi Fuxin and Shi Funin, they walked over and asked, "Dad, are you okay?"
Shi Zhenghe didn't speak. Jin Yue'e, who was sitting next to him, sighed: "Finally, we have a harmonious relationship with the family. Seeing that life is getting better and better, why is there another turmoil?"
Shi Fuxin sat next to Shi Zhenghe: "Dad, the Li family came to Beijing as soon as they came to Beijing. Anyway, we have already severed ties with them. They live their lives and we live ours."
He said with a heavy snort, "They'd better not mess with us, otherwise..."
Seeing that Shi Zhenghe had been silent, Jin Yue'e said to her two daughters, "You go and do your own business, and let the head of the house be quiet."
After the two daughters left, Shi Zhenghecai bent down and held his head and said in a muffled voice: "I thought I got rid of that family, but I didn't expect them to show up again."
Jin Yue'e quickly stepped forward and hugged Shi Zhenghe: "Sister Xin is right, we have no relationship with the Li family for a long time, and they can no longer hurt us.
We are a family."
Shi Zhenghe shook his head: "The capital is not as good as the border. People here can kill people with their mouths."
The fact that the Li family had raised him was enough for outsiders to criticize him.
"My reputation doesn't matter, but my four children..."
When it comes to children, Jin Yue'e got a little angry and said fiercely: "If the Li family dares to hurt Wu Lang and the four, I will fight them to the death!"
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Shi Zhengkun and Mrs. Zeng knelt in Yixiang Hall all night. At dawn the next day, Mr. Shi and Mrs. Shi gave him a good talk before they got up and left.
As soon as they left, Aunt An came to Yiguiyuan and prepared to call Shi Zhenghe and Jin Yuee to Yixiang Hall.
Unfortunately, she couldn't enter the house.
Shi Dingxuan stood at the door of the upper room, blocking Nanny An's way.
"Aunt An, our grandparents called us over. We know what happened. Could you please go back and tell your grandparents that the Li family has come to Beijing. It is absolutely impossible for us to continue to be friendly with Shi Zhengkun's family."
"It's best for us to stay away from them. If they dare to harm my family, I will never be polite."
"Okay, I'm done, you can go back and resume your life."
Looking at Shi Dingxuan, who had a kind face but sharp and unquestionable words, Grandma An was a little stunned.
The Fifth Master is usually very gentle and kind. Even though they know that he is a powerful martial artist, the people in the house are not very afraid of him.
But today, facing the Fifth Master, she felt a strong oppression coming towards her.