Chapter 229 Reply to the letter about family affairs
The next day, Gong Ziyi took Li Neng to the dock.
The facade of Guangfengshui was found at the very outer location.
Gong Ziyi clicked his tongue outside the shop: "This is really stingy. Why do you open the shop in this place?"
Li Neng laughed: "Master, do you think anyone has the wealth of our family? They opened the shop at the most conspicuous exterior of the docks on both sides, with five large bays, and a large warehouse behind it."
Seeing the young master's relaxed look, he added: "Young Master Huo is just a fisherman. He is very capable to open a shop at Huai'an Pier. Look, there is a big warehouse behind this. I want to find one at Huai'an Pier.
How can it be so easy to build a shop with a warehouse?"
He said that although the shop in Guangfengshui is located at the outer edge of the pier, it is still open at the pier. Many businesses have been unable to find a shop at the pier, so in the end they had to open their shop in the city.
According to his wishes, the shop was opened here in an inconspicuous way. The goods were transported from the back to the dock and then transported to the dock. It was inconspicuous and had no power or influence. It was so low-key and just right.
Moreover, he and the young master had been standing at the door for a long time. They saw people coming and going in the shop, and there were quite a few merchants coming to negotiate, which showed that the business was very good.
Gong Ziyi clicked his tongue a few times, feeling quite disgusted, and moved towards the shop: "Come on, let's go in and meet them." Li Neng smiled and followed into the shop.
Shopkeeper Niu, with his accountant and assistants, was busy receiving merchants who came to inquire about prices and take goods.
The owner sent several shipments of goods over this time, and they were very popular. If they hadn't controlled the price, they would have been sold out a few days ago.
At this time, I saw a wealthy young man coming in with a person who looked like a manager, and he hurriedly greeted him.
"Master, do you want to see the goods or do you want to sell them if they are available? We have purchased some foreign goods this time, with many varieties and good quality. Do you want to take a look at them? Or do you have any good goods that you want to sell?"
Gong Ziyi didn't say anything, and looked around the shop for a long time with his hands behind his back. He saw that although the shop was small, the shelves and furnishings were well organized, and the shopkeeper and waiters also greeted visitors with smiles and looked well-trained.
He nodded silently.
Li Neng smiled and said to Shopkeeper Niu: "We are familiar with your boss. We knew he had opened a shop here, so we came here to have a look."
Shopkeeper Niu was a little surprised, then he quickly realized and led the person to the backyard.
After serving tea and listening to a few sentences, I couldn't tell whether they were true or false, so they invited Zou Sheng out again.
Zou Sheng was sent over by Shen Qianzhong to pledge goods, and he happened to be in Huai'an. When he came out to meet him, he also recognized him as the young master he met in Huai'an that year who helped Huo Xi fight against injustice.
After hearing what he said about meeting Huo Xi and others in Songjiang, and also hearing how familiar he was with Uncle Huo, Aunt Huo, Huo Nian and others, I believed him 100%.
Thank him.
Gong Ziyi looked at Zou Sheng and was a little dissatisfied. This boy seemed to have some authority, but he looked very immature. How could his younger brother give such a young person such a big say?
He also thought about how his half-brother, who was a few years younger than him, could have anyone capable of doing anything.
He told Zou Sheng and Shopkeeper Niu about his shop at the dock and introduced Li Neng to them.
He said: "This is my Li Neng's manager. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can go to my palace shop to find him. If he is not there, you can find other managers. Just say it was my order."
Zou Sheng and Shopkeeper Niu looked at each other and hurriedly gave him a big gift.
Everyone knows who the Gong family's shop is on the pier.
The Gong family is one of the top salt merchant families in Huai'an City, and they have a big business. If Guangfengshui is protected by him, the road will be much easier, not to mention walking sideways.
The two of them were very enthusiastic and talked back and forth for a long time.
Finally, he respectfully sent Gong Ziyi and Li Neng out of the shop, and looked at each other: "Why did my boss get married to the eldest young master of the Gong family? This is a great good thing for our shop."
"Well, we don't have to swallow our anger anymore in our store. We have someone to protect us."
"No." The two of them felt as if they had eaten ice cream in summer and felt comfortable.
"I will repair a letter for my boss." Zou Sheng turned around and entered the shop.
Huo Xi didn't know this. After reading Shangyong's letter, she wiped away tears and started writing a reply to her grandparents.
Still using the tone of an aunt, she said that her sister's family has two grandsons, and her granddaughter also likes to hear people talk about Mengqiu, but her family is poor and has no chance to go to a girls' school, so she only listened to half of it.
I have a younger brother who is less than five years old. Something happened in Beijing that year, and his mother was frightened and gave birth one month prematurely. Fortunately, he was raised.
He was also eager to learn. He chased his sister every day and asked about the story of "Kuang Heng cut the wall and Sun Jing closed his house." He also asked Bo Cheng why he wanted to quit farming and why Yan Ling wanted to go fishing.
She also said that her great-aunt was a capable person. While fishing on the river with her parents, she also started a small business in the city and bought some fields for her family. The family now has no worries about food and drink, and now they are thinking of taking advantage of this smart girl.
My great-aunt sent her to school.
He also said that these two great-aunts and grandsons both like delicious cakes, and they love the Dingsheng cake and the rabbit dumplings the most... Lin Lin mentioned several of them, all of which were broken family matters.
While chatting with her maternal grandparents, Huo Xi thought about the old memories of playing with her cousins at her maternal grandparents' house, and shed tears while writing.
I wrote a thick reply letter, personally prepared some cloth, food and other dry goods, sealed it tightly, and personally sent it to Jixiang Pharmacy. I gave the other party a thick bag of silver, thanked him again and again, and then returned to the shop.
I stayed in the backyard of the shop for a long time until Yang Fu came back from private school with Nian'er.
"Sister, sister!"
Huo Xi greeted him with a smile: "You're back? Seeing how happy you are, is this gentleman willing to have you?"
Huo Nian puffed out his little chest and said with a proud look on his face: "Of course! I'm so smart and so cute, which gentleman wouldn't want me? Everyone is vying for it! I've been comparing myself to each other, but I don't know which one is better.
It’s troublesome.”
Huo Xi burst out laughing and stretched out her finger to poke his forehead.
Pi Xiaozi covered his forehead and jumped away quickly, with an accusing look on his face: "Sister, you want to poke me in the head again."
He glared at Huo Xi, and within a breath, he came over again and hugged Huo Xi's waist: "Sister, don't laugh, Nian'er is serious. It's so annoying. I chose this restaurant instead of that one. That one
The gentleman will be sad."
Huo Xi looked at him and smiled: "What should we do? Otherwise, both families will go?"
"I don't have a clone, so why should I go to both families?" Pi Xiaozi looked troubled.
"Then choose the best one. One that's close to home, has the best teacher, and has the kindest classmates."
"But those two families are very close to Qionghua Lane. The husbands are very nice, and the classmates are also very friendly. My uncle and Uncle Shen have asked about them, and the reputation of both families is very good."
"What should I do? It's a hard choice."
Seeing that her sister had no good solution, Huo Nian frowned.
After a long while, he jumped up happily again: "I know, I will choose Boya Book School!"
Huo Xi and Yang Fu looked at each other and asked him: "Why?"