The new shop was finally bought for four hundred taels, and Tian Minyan redrawn the floor plan and renovated it according to the specifications of the new shop.
The decoration pattern she set is similar to that of the first floor in Qingping County, but because this is the capital of the state, the materials and furnishings are much more expensive. Even the tablecloths must be made of good materials to enhance the style.
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It will be the twelfth lunar month in two days, and the Chinese New Year is not far away. Tian Minyan thought about decorating the shop first, and then recruiting staff for training, and then discussing the opening matter when spring comes. Of course, she has done all these things.
Leave it to Xie Chengzhong and Liang Darong to handle.
A qualified leader must learn to delegate power and do everything personally. That is not greatness, but stupidity. She does not want to die from overwork for a few dollars.
After handing the decoration floor plan and shop plan to Xie Chengzhong, Tian Minyan thought about returning to Qingping County. Thinking that the Chinese New Year was coming soon and she would have to send New Year gifts everywhere, after all, the things in the state capital were more expensive, so she hurriedly pulled her
Baimei went shopping every day and bought a whole cart full of specialties and gifts.
The head of Hui'an County also came to invite her. Tian Minyan was busy working on the business plan for the shop and only went out for a short time. The two also went shopping, drank tea and chatted. Although it was only the second time they met, it seemed like they had known each other for a long time.
We quickly became familiar with each other and agreed to keep in touch in the future.
Tian Minyan always wanted to see Qi Shiqi again and wanted to confirm his identity. But then she thought, so what if he confirmed his identity? So she gave up the idea.
After staying in the state capital for ten days, Xie Chengzhong and Liang Darong were left to deal with the decoration of the shop. Because the Fang family came to pick up Fang Yu and they went back to Qingping County to celebrate the New Year, Tian Minyan and Tian Minrui followed them back.
When returning to Qingping County, Tian Minyan also stayed for a day and packed some New Year gifts for the family in Wenzhi County before returning to Taiping Town.
When the carriage almost arrived at Yangmei Village, it was almost noon. Seeing the smoke rising from the village in the distance, Tian Minyan felt unprecedentedly excited. This was the first time she had been away from home for so long.
Home, Tian Minyan suddenly thought that she had unknowingly considered Yangmei Village as home, and Tian Huairen and the others regarded her as close relatives.
At the beginning, I thought about going back to modern times. Oh, time can indeed change everything.
But this joy disappeared without a trace when I arrived at Bu's house and saw a woman wearing red and green hair and a big red silk flower.
"Oh, is this the second young lady of our Tian family? Look at her appearance. She looks really like Zhou Zheng. If she grows up in the future, why won't the matchmaker cross this threshold?" The old woman was dressed delicately when she saw it.
The decent Tian Minyan smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed, she walked up to her affectionately, and stretched out her hand to pull Tian Minyan.
Tian Minyan dodged away, frowned, and asked, "Who are you?"
In fact, she had some guesses in her mind, but she was not sure. God, it couldn't be what she thought, could it?
"Look at me, I haven't said goodbye to the lady yet. I'm the famous Matchmaker Wang in the county. I'm not bragging. The marriage strings drawn in the hands of my Matchmaker Wang are not even 100, but also 80. Miss, I'm so happy.
"The matchmaker Wang covered her mouth and laughed.
Tian Minyan's heart skipped a beat and her head exploded. She happened to see her father walking out and hurriedly ran up to her: "Dad."
"Nanny." Tian Huairen picked up his daughter. When he saw Matchmaker Wang still in the yard, his face suddenly sank and he said, "Why haven't you left yet? Come on, hurry up. My daughter is still young, so I won't be busy getting engaged this time."
Instead of leaving, the matchmaker Wang walked forward with her fat ass and said: "Hey, Mr. Tian, this is a good match that you can't find even with a lantern. The Lou family has a lot of wealth, so they are gold slaves and silver maids.
Mr. Lou is also good-looking and talented. Although he is a little older, this man will only love others when he is older, right? Although Miss Tian is young, Mr. Lou has said that he is willing to wait for the young lady to have hairpins before the marriage can be consummated. If you
If my wife and I are willing, we can decide on the marriage first, and the two families can start moving around as in-laws."
Mr. Lou? Who? Tian Minyan's head buzzed, and she suddenly remembered that the only person named Lou she recognized was Lou Shaoqing, right? Did he come to propose marriage? Was his head kicked by a donkey?
"My wife and I have told her that my daughter will not discuss marriage if she is not tall enough to have a hairpin. Please go out, Bai Mei, please get her out." Tian Huairen ordered Bai Mei who was standing aside with a stern face.
"Get out." Bai Mei immediately stood in front of Matchmaker Wang with a cold face.
The matchmaker Wang was very unhappy, but when she thought of the Lou family's silver reward, she suppressed her displeasure, raised her feet and said to Tian Minyan and the others: "Mr. Tian, this matter is not urgent. You and your wife
Think about it again, I'll come back in two days, ah? This is a really good marriage in the Lou family. There is no shop like this after passing this village. Moreover, after marrying, the real lady will be the mistress of the house. That's a lie.
Enjoy your hands."
"Get out." Bai Mei looked coldly and stretched out her hand to pull her.
"Hey, you girl is so unruly. Have you ever treated a guest like this? I'll go on my own." Matchmaker Wang was pulled by her, pulled back her sleeves, turned around and said loudly: "Mr. Tian, you have to think carefully.
Yes I do."
As soon as Matchmaker Wang left, Tian Minyan and the others stopped caring about getting together. They pulled Tian Huairen and asked urgently: "Dad, what's going on? What's the Lou family, what's the marriage?"
"Yes, Dad, after a few days of our visit, someone came to propose marriage. My sister is only eleven years old. This..." Tian Minrui was also very angry.
Tian Huairen looked at the pair of children and his eyes were red with anxiety, and said: "It's cold outside, let's go in and talk."
Entering the west wing, Luo Shi was coaxing her little daughter to sleep, patting her back gently. When she saw a few people coming in, she was happy at first, and then shushed, signaling them to be gentle.
Tian Minyan walked lightly and walked over to take a look at her little sister. She saw that she had grown a lot and was sleeping soundly while holding her white little hands. She looked very cute, and she suddenly felt calm.
I also saw that Luo Shi had been in confinement for almost a month, her face was rosy, her energy was full, and she had gained weight, so she felt relieved.
"Come here quickly and let mom take a look." Luo Shi called the two brothers and sister to look at them in his arms. Seeing that although they were a little thinner, they were very energetic, so he cursed: "The family is here, two monkeys, but
You didn’t worry about me and your father to death because I was afraid that you might cause trouble outside."
Ever since Tian Minyan and the others went to the state capital, Luo Shi was worried every day, and Tian Huairen was even more worried. He couldn't sleep well at night, so he kept thinking, "At least Luo Shi can sleep during the day during the confinement period. He has to work during the day. Isn't that right?"
, with big dark circles under his eyes.
Tian Minyan also saw the black and blue under Tian Huairen's eyelids, and was moved in her heart. She went over and coquettishly said to her father: "Dad."
"It'll be good when you're back, it'll be good when you're back." Seeing his precious daughter acting coquettishly, Tian Huairen still had the sullen look on Matchmaker Wang's face just now, smiling naively and hugging her.
The family kissed each other for a while, and then Tian Minyan remembered Matchmaker Wang and asked hurriedly: "Dad, Mom, you haven't told me yet, what happened to Matchmaker Wang?"
Luo Shi and Tian Huairen looked at each other, their expressions were a little ugly, but not very ugly either.
Luo Shi waved her hand and called Tian Minyan to sit beside her on the edge of the Kang. She said, "The matchmaker is here to propose marriage to Mr. Lou, the young master of Piaoxiang House in the county."
"What?" Tian Minyan's face turned dark, embarrassed and stupid, and her hands clenched into small fists.
Luo Shi and the others are actually very puzzled. Their family is very busy building a house these days. She enjoys the comfort of confinement and has her sister-in-law to help take care of her for most of the month. She is the most idle one. Today is so good.
, unexpectedly a matchmaker came to their door, congratulating them and saying beautiful words of congratulation, which made them puzzled.
When Matchmaker Wang explained her intention, the couple were dumbfounded. Luo even asked, "Did you find the wrong place? My daughter is only eleven years old."
"How could the Tian family, who was rewarded by the emperor, make a mistake? The first floor is owned by your family, but?" Matchmaker Wang asked with a smile.
Luo Shi and Tian Huairen nodded stupidly, then saw the matchmaker slap her thigh, and said with a smile that made her laugh hard: "That's right, what I want to talk about is your eldest daughter."
Immediately afterwards, Matchmaker Wang boasted about how rich the Lou family was and how talented and elegant Mr. Lou was. She was praised to the heavens and the earth. Finally, she said: "Our Mr. Lou is a natural match for your young lady."
A couple, a talented man and a beautiful woman, with rare good looks..."
Luo Shi was dizzy because of her singing, but it was related to her daughter's marriage. Naturally, she was more awake than the stupid Tian Huairen. He quickly interrupted her: "Wait a minute, my daughter is only eleven years old, so Mr. Lou is already the boss."
Bar?"
"This man only loves people when he is older. Moreover, Mr. Lou is only twenty-one this year, and the young lady is eleven years old. But Mr. Lou said that he is willing to wait until the young lady reaches the age of hair before consummating the marriage. Let's settle the engagement first.
The two families should start moving around as in-laws." Matchmaker Wang laughed, as if the marriage was a sure thing, and said: "Young Master Lou and his appearance can't be found in this village even if you light up a lantern. Mr. Tian, Mrs. Tian
, you are so lucky to have such a son-in-law."
Tian Huairen's face darkened and he said coldly: "We don't recognize this Mr. Lou and Mr. Fang. You must not open your eyes and tell lies to smear the reputation of my daughter."
Luo Shi's expression was also very ugly, and he said: "My master is right. Moreover, my daughter is still young. We will stay for a few more years. Please come back."
"Oh, didn't Mr. Tian meet Mr. Lou before? Mr. Tian also met him. Mr. Lou was very satisfied with Miss Tian and fell in love with Miss Tian at first sight. His old lady is getting older now.
I'm just talking about the young master's marriage, the old man wants to have a grandson."
"Presumptuous." Luo Shi stood up, trembling with anger, and pointed at her and said: "What nonsense are you talking about, about satisfaction, about love at first sight? My daughter is innocent, you are going too far."
Matchmaker Wang looked at Luo Shi's face turning red with anger, and thought to herself that she had said it before, this is related to the woman's reputation, and you must know that real ladies do not easily show up in public. Of course, there are not so many daughters from farmers' families.
It was particular. But when she said this, she also meant that Tian Minyan and the man had an affair. No wonder Luo Shi was angry.
"Look at my old mouth. I say the wrong thing when I'm happy. I should be beaten." Matchmaker Wang is also used to seeing things. She slapped herself in the mouth twice in a hurry and talked about Lou Shaoqing's good deeds.
Come on, if you marry, you will be a real lady and become the mistress of the house, and you will enjoy all the glory and wealth.
"Get out, get out, and tell Mr. Lou that we want to keep our daughter for a few more years, and we don't plan to get married now." Luo Shi couldn't bear to hear it, and asked Tian Huairen to drive them away, while Xiaoxing also came to talk about his little daughter.
When she woke up, she went back to the west wing.
Tian Huairen had already wanted to chase them away. When Luo Shi said this, he stood up and chased them away.
When a matchmaker comes to your door, it doesn’t happen just by talking to him. Usually, the first time he comes to the door is just to get some relief, and there will be someone who comes a second time. Matchmaker Wang is used to this business, so she naturally understands it, and she is also very knowledgeable.
As he left, he happened to meet Tian Minyan returning home, and then exited the scene in the courtyard.
Hearing this, Tian Minyan's face turned somber, her eyebrows were furrowed, and her little face was almost wrinkled.
Luo Shi glanced at her face and said hurriedly: "Nanny, don't worry, my mother didn't agree, how can I let her go? Besides, didn't you say that Mr. Lou is not a good person?"
"Mom, I'm not worried about this. I'm just thinking about Lou Shaoqing's intention of doing this. What is his intention?" Tian Minyan raised the corners of her lips.
Of course she knew that Luo Shi and the others would not agree. Not to mention that she was still young, she had also told them that Lou Shaoqing was a human being, so naturally she would not accept the marriage easily.
She was thinking about Lou Shaoqing's intention, what about love at first sight? Let's make a big show, who are you kidding?
She fell in love with an eleven-year-old child at first sight, and she was not afraid of people saying she was perverted, dirty, or had some inner problems, so she said she would never believe such nonsense.
Next, Lou Shaoqing is already in his twenties. There are very few men these days who are not married in their twenties, especially those from wealthy families. At his age, children are running all over the place.
Already.
These days, those in their twenties who have not yet gotten married are those bachelors who are too poor to take the blame and cannot afford to marry a wife.
And even though he knew that he was only eleven years old, he still asked a matchmaker to come to propose marriage and said that he was willing to wait until she grew up. This made people have to doubt his thoughts and intentions.
"No matter what, if we don't agree to the proposal of marriage, can he still marry us by force?" Tian Minrui said with a sneer.
Tian Minyan shook her head. What he thought was still too simple. Lou Shaoqing was not that simple. That person was cunning and thoughtful. If he really had ulterior motives, it would not be as simple as what they said.
There were also TV novels where this person deliberately smeared the other person's reputation in order to force a marriage. She didn't know if Lou Shaoqing would be so shameless.
But no matter whether he would be so shameless or not, she had to be more cautious. She must know that a woman's reputation in this world is more important than her life.
