Chapter 121 The prototype of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance
Hui Niang went there for a few days without any news. Zhou was worried that something might happen and often said to her.
The shop was not as strong as Hui Niang, so Zhou felt unable to do so. After all, she was illiterate and had to hand over all the things about reading prescriptions and keeping accounts to Xiaoyu. Zhou was not very relieved about Xiaoyu, so Chen Xi was "entrusted with important tasks" by Zhou. The new and old shops ran away from both sides, and she was very tired.
Hui Niang was not here for a few days, so Zhou stayed at the medicine shop because she wanted to take care of the shop. Lu Xier slept with Chen Xi and Lin Dai every day. It was okay during the day, and she wouldn't make trouble if she had to eat and play. But at night, the little girl cried and called her mother, but no one could persuade her, and it was useless to tell her stories.
Lu Xier's crying will arouse Lin Dai's emotions again. It's okay when she is in front of others, but when she lies down at night, Lin Dai starts to whimper, and even has nightmares and calls her parents more often at night.
Chen Xi could only be a flower protector, so that the two little flowers could feel his care as much as possible. He often waited for the two little loli to fall asleep for a long time before he fell asleep. Because it was cold and he had to cover the two little loli with quilts at night, which was even more important than those who were parents.
Finally, on the afternoon of September 23, Huiniang came back for six days after going to the mansion. The carriage she was riding was loaded with large bags of gifts, some were given by others, and some were bought by the fun. The three maids who unloaded the car were busy for a while.
"I miss my shop at home and didn't dare to stay in the city for a long time. I came back quickly after the matter was discussed. It was so tiring on the road."
Hui Niang's face was full of excitement and joy, and she knew that most of the things had been done.
Zhou quickly pulled Hui Niang inside to ask for details. Although Hui Niang was happy, she did not forget to look for the figures of Chen Xi and her daughter in the crowd. These were the two people she thought about the most outside.
Lu Xier cried and threw herself into Hui Niang's arms, acting coquettishly. She didn't turn her attention away until she saw the gifts Hui Niang brought back from Tingzhou Prefecture.
Asked Xiu'er to deliver her daughter and gift to the backyard, Hui Niang sat down, touched Chen Xi's head with her hand, and said with a smile: "I've just walked for a few days, why do you feel like Xiao Lang has grown taller again?"
Chen Xi smiled and said, "Aunt Sun, you are a psychological illusion. How can you grow so fast? But then again, I'm actually growing taller."
Hui Niang happily handed the box to Chen Xi: "I don't have time to visit a bookstore in Fucheng. There is a Songzhuzhai near the inn to operate a pen, ink, paper and inkstone. When I saw that there were some good Hui ink sellers inside, the shopkeeper said that Hui ink is the best among inks, so I bought you a piece of it and you can take a look."
Chen Xi opened the box and found that it was indeed a good piece of ink inside, but from his knowledge, he knew that this was not a "Hui Mo", at most it was a imitation. It might be that the store bullied Hui Niang and didn't know the goods, so he used a fake to cheat her. Of course, Chen Xi did not reveal it. After all, this was Hui Niang's intention, so there was no need to make trouble at this time.
Zhou's eyes were a little anxious: "Sister, please tell me quickly, has the matter in the city been settled?"
Hui Niang smiled and nodded, referring to the standard of a lady who smiled without showing her teeth. Even if she wanted to laugh happily, she could only endure it.
"I went to Fucheng to convene the owner of the pharmacy shop to discuss with the shopkeeper. Originally, when it comes to choosing a family member, Fucheng meant to choose a respected person from them. But I used the method Xiaolang taught me to negotiate with the medicinal materials dealer first, and had cheap and secure purchase channels, so later they agreed that I would be the head of the chamber of commerce."
Zhou said excitedly: "Who said that our daughter is incompetent? Look at those big men. In the end, they have to listen to us when doing business? They really give our women ambitions!"
"Sister can't say that. After all, doing business is about making money, and it is not surprising that such results will occur driven by profit. If you want to say that the biggest contribution this time is Xiaolang. He has made a good idea and has also given advice to make me become the leader of the Chamber of Commerce."
Hui Niang looked at Chen Xi with loving sympathy, and her expression immediately became a little serious, "It's just that something is very troublesome. The owners and shopkeepers of the medicine shop meant to take this opportunity to expand the chamber of commerce to the counties of Tingzhou Prefecture to form a whole. This is how to facilitate the price negotiation with the medicinal materials merchants."
Zhou asked in surprise: "Since that's the case, why are my sister still worried? Isn't this a good thing?"
Hui Niang smiled bitterly and shook her head: "But if I do this, my family member, as the head of the Chamber of Commerce, can't continue to stay in Ninghua County, and I have to stay in Fucheng forever. This will be troublesome. After all, we don't have an industry in Fucheng, and Yang's Pharmaceutical Store has at most some share, so we still have to leave the business to them on weekdays."
"Besides, we have already taken root in Ninghua County, and it is not easy to let go. I don't want to go to the capital alone. Without my sister's family, I don't even have a backbone."
Zhou's face was also a little bad.
Hui Niang expanded her business to the Fucheng City, and it was appropriate for her to go with her, but she had never been to Tingzhou Prefecture and didn't even know what the Fucheng was like. At the same time, she was unwilling to separate from her husband, so she could only let her husband and son go with her. But the situation is special now, even if Shen Mingjun wants to go, the old lady Li would not agree.
"Sister, I'll go back and discuss with the unscrupulous ones at home. If it really doesn't work, I'll accompany my sister and ignore him." Zhou gritted his teeth and said.
Hui Niang quickly said, "Sister, don't be angry with my brother-in-law. It would be a blessing for our two families to get together. If we really can't get there, then we should just stay in Ninghua County. Now we have a pharmacy and a printing workshop, so we can't starve to death. When the child is older in two years, it's not too late for us to discuss entering the city."
After saying this, Hui Niang suddenly realized something and looked at Chen Xi, "Xiao Lang, do you give me an idea?"
Chen Xi looked bitterly: "Aunt Sun, you are too arrogant to me. Don't ask me about everything. Can I persuade my father and mother? And the one who can make decisions about this matter is probably not my father and mother, but my grandmother."
Zhou's face was dark and she didn't say anything. She also knew the key point of the matter. As long as the old lady refused to let anyone go, Shen Mingjun and his wife would be futile no matter how much they discussed it.
Hui Niang smiled and said, "But there is always a solution to the situation. Tell me, how can your grandmother agree to your parents leaving Ninghua County?"
Chen Xi spread his hands: "It goes without saying that of course I'm giving the silver. My grandmother blamed her for standing by because of the poor management of the tea shop. If she could take out a few hundred taels of silver for the time being, of course the silver could not be paid in the name of her mother, otherwise her grandmother would know that her mother had a private treasury."
"As long as the money is delivered to my grandmother, my grandmother will definitely release her. It is best if you go to talk to my grandmother for this matter. You will say that you are in a big business now and you are going to the city. If you don't have someone to take care of it, you also think that my mother has a hard time doing things, so she will take more money to settle the house for my parents."
After hearing this, Zhou thought the idea was good, but he still asked uncertainly: "Can this work?"
Hui Niang emphasized the key point: "Xiao Lang's statement makes sense, it depends on the old lady's determination to keep her sister and brother-in-law, but if the old lady understands the truth, she should be moved."
Chen Xi interrupted, "It's not that it's because of the money. My grandmother's sake is because of the money. Now my uncle stays in inns every day, and the tea shop is not making money. The family is in trouble. With this money, it can not only solve the urgent problem, but also buy a house in the city. If my grandmother doesn't let go, Aunt Sun will have no reason to take out the money. I think my grandmother will agree."
Zhou stared at Chen Xi and shouted viciously: "Boy, how could you arrange your grandmother like this? Have you forgotten how she loved you? Let's talk about this matter first. Let me discuss it with the unscrupulous one at home to see what he meant. I don't know what he could do when he went to the capital."
"You can let your father be the shopkeeper of the printing workshop."
Chen Xi finally told him about his expansion plan for the printing workshop, "Actually, I have a plan in my mind, that is, we can also make the printing workshop to Fucheng. In Ninghua County, we print semi-finished products of colorful New Year paintings, which means that only half of the entire printing process is completed, and the product only has the initial layer of color. Then we transport these semi-finished products to Fucheng for secondary processing, and make them plastered and colored, so that we can basically prevent the technology from being stolen by others."
Chen Xi's words were reasonable and well-organized. Hui Niang and Zhou nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
Chen Xi continued: "Fucheng market is big. We will publish colorful New Year pictures in Fucheng, which will be much better than launching them in Ninghua alone. By then, our printing workshops in Fucheng will need people to take care of. After all, Aunt Sun and Mother are women who cannot go to the workshop often, so it is not safe to let others take care of them. It is most suitable for my father to go."
Hui Niang looked frowning and said happily: "Okay, I feel that the family business has improved a lot. There are so many masters and friends under my command, but it is not a big deal to make my brother-in-law earn such a small salary as a long-term worker in the Wang family. Now my brother-in-law can go to the city with us with peace of mind. At that time, his work is relatively easy, and my sister and I will lose the opportunity to show up in public. It can be said that we can get more."
Zhou sighed: "It depends on whether the old lady lets go now." She said she wanted to go back to discuss with her husband, but after listening to Chen Xi's words, she felt that there was no need to discuss it anymore. Let her husband go to the Mansion City to be the shopkeeper of the printing workshop. How could she disagree with such a good thing?
"Then let my sister go and ask the old lady to take some time. When my sister goes back, she will discuss it with her brother-in-law. Then we will go to find the old lady. However, once the matter is agreed, we need to take out a pen from the money my sister has to settle down for the old lady, because she is afraid that my sister will not be willing to bear it."
Zhou was a little embarrassed: "Those silver seemed to be blowing from the strong wind. I always felt that it was not reliable to hold it in my hand. It would be better to take it out for the Shen family."
Chen Xi quickly reminded: "Mom, even if you think the money is easy, you can't waste it. You can give your grandmother less. Why do we still have to use this money to do business in the city? How can we do it if we don't have the capital?"
"I know, you guys, you talk a lot. Do you think I'm so stupid that I give all the money to your grandmother? It's so long-winded. I don't know why I made a grudge against you guys in my previous life, but I'll be able to be a mother and son in this life. If I have the next life, I would rather have a pig than a pig."
Zhou was not polite and cursed his son.
Hui Niang covered her mouth and chuckled: "If Xiaolang's son is such a good one, if his sister doesn't like it, it's better to give it to his sister in the next life."
Chapter completed!