MTL - Traveling Through Ancient Times To Be a Shopkeeper-Chapter 70

The big families who are planning the annual ceremony in Baizhen Building are one after another. Dried seafood and candy snacks are in high demand. The big families who bought dried seafood and stewed them all began to recognize the goods after eating them. No, it’s handed down from family to family. It has become a new dish on their daily dinner table, and even the dishes made of dried seafood are served at the New Year's Eve banquet.

Sweets, cakes, and snacks are good as gifts, or you can prepare them at home as snacks during the Chinese New Year, and they are more popular.

All families and households have to purchase for the New Year Ceremony, and Baizhenlou products are must-buy items in the coming-of-age ceremony.

As soon as the New Year's gift is ordered by a big family, there is a large amount. The supply of goods prepared by Weiji Workshop is not enough to sell, and it has to be supplied to the store every day to maintain normal sales.

The store puts on shelves every morning and sells out at noon.

Ordering New Year's gifts can only be purchased in a limited amount, except for the few big families in the inner city who have ordered New Year's gifts as much as possible, and other reservations must be limited, or even not available.

The supply of goods under the grocery store is less, and you can't order it yet. The peddler sells as much as he has in his hand. It depends on your relationship with the peddler, so that the peddler can sell the goods to you.

Not only sweets, snacks, seafood and dry goods are selling well, but even hot pot dishes are selling well, and they are all ordered in advance and supplied a few days before the New Year's Eve.

Of course, not only Wei Cheng's store is doing well, but other stores are also doing well. People in the county are buying new year gifts, can't it be good!

Zhou Yuan was preparing the New Year’s gift at home, with Steward Mao assisting him. Wei Cheng was busy with the supply of goods every day, and asked Boss Gu and Zhang Shao to deliver another batch of goods. The New Year’s ceremony could not be arranged by Zhou Yuan. Yuan is responsible.

In addition to the annual gifts for Wei's father and Wei mother, there are also annual gifts for Uncle Wei's family, annual gifts for parents' family, annual gifts for friends like Wei Yuan and Wei Lei, annual gifts for Yun Shao's family and the manager and shopkeeper of Taifulou, and I have to give New Year's gifts to the distinguished guests of Xianmanlou, and if the boss who made an appointment at the grocery store comes to give New Year's gifts, I have to prepare some New Year's gifts in return.

In addition to other purchases for the preparation of the annual ceremony, most of them come from their own workshops.

As for the annual gift for the staff and workers, it is simple, five catties of meat and rewards for each person, and a piece of ordinary handmade soap.

…

Zhou Yuan was holding a thick annual gift book, his head was dizzy.

Fortunately, Uncle Mao, the housekeeper, and Xiao Liu pointed out the premise, and gave opinions on the difference in status and class, and how many years of ceremony should be prepared, so he was at a loss when he was left alone.

There is also someone who is responsible for registering the annual gift book, and after the annual gift book is finalized, someone will be arranged to handle it.

Although he was responsible for reviewing and confirming the whole process, there were not many things, but seeing the densely packed things made me dizzy.

When Wei Cheng came back, he saw several large stacks of gift books on the desk in the living room. The desk was added temporarily. His wife was listlessly lying on the desk, staring at the stacks of gift books.

Wei Cheng laughed and leaned over, "You're tired, if you're tired, tell Uncle Mao to do it instead of coming in person."

Zhou Yuan shook his head: "I'm not tired. With Uncle Mao and the servants helping me, I wouldn't be tired. It's the first time I've encountered this kind of thing, so I'm bound to be in a hurry. Besides, this is what I was supposed to do. It's an annual gift for relatives and guests. How can you be lazy."

"Take a break first." Wei Cheng pulled his wife up, pulled him to the sofa and sat down, put his arms around his wife and let him lean against his chest, before asking: "Have you prepared the annual gifts for your father-in-law?"

"It's all ready." Zhou Yuan said, "How are you doing at the workshop? Are there not enough products?"

"Everything ordered by customers can be supplied on time, and I'm busy supplying goods for the next year." Wei Cheng said: "My brother-in-law and the others are ordering a batch of New Year's gifts at the workshop, such as candy, cakes, handmade soap, etc. The reservation is not big, it's for my uncle An annual gift with your sister-in-law's family?"

Wei Cheng's tone was very normal. When he mentioned the annual gift to his sister-in-law's family, his eyes were fixed for a moment, but Zhou Yuan didn't notice.

Zhou Yuan was surprised for a moment, thought for a while, and shook his head, "No, it should be an annual gift to my grandfather, grandmother and uncle's family."

Wei Cheng was surprised when he heard this: "Grandfather? I haven't heard you mention it?"

Zhou Yuan: "My family seldom interacts with that place. It seems that my grandfather doesn't want to see my father. That's all I know. I only went to my grandfather's house once when I was a child, and I never went there afterwards."

Wei Cheng asked: "When we got married, did my grandfather come over?"

"Grandfather and grandmother didn't come, but uncles came." Zhou Yuan said, "My brother and the others got married, and several uncles came."

Wei Cheng: "Where is your grandfather's house?"

"Ningping Town under Quyang County is quite far away from Nanshan County," Zhou Yuan said. "My second uncle's family also opened a shop in Ningping Town. My second uncle's mother is from Ningping Town. They go back to Qinghe Village once or twice a year."

Wei Cheng understands that in ancient times, if the journey was long in a day, there would be very little travel. Apart from many factors, the road would not be safe.

Wei Cheng: "What's the relationship between your family and your second uncle's family?"

Zhou Yuan wrinkled his nose: "Not good, it's similar to uncle's family, my family is closer to my uncle's family, and my uncle's family is closer to my second uncle's family." His second aunt didn't like his family or his uncle's family.

Wei Cheng thought about it.

—

"You said isinglass is out of stock?"

Wei Cheng was looking at the inventory, Wei Lei reported directly, Wei Cheng was stunned.

Wei Lei said: "That's right, those noble ladies and daughters robbed the isinglass in a few days, except for the batch for Young Master Yun, the stock is gone. Do you want Haicheng to ship a batch of isinglass?"

Wei Cheng nodded: "Okay, I understand."

Originally, the batch of fish gelatin was reserved for sale in the next year, but now it has to be delivered by Haicheng in advance.

It's only been half a month, and once the fish gelatin effect comes out, it's certain that these noble ladies and noble daughters will rush to buy it because of their beauty.

Wei Cheng went directly to Yun Chengfeng.

"Isinglass?" Yun Chengfeng said, "Don't you have a lot of inventory in your workshop?" Steward Quan checked the inventory when he went to confirm the shipment to the imperial city. Transport them to the Imperial City together.

At the beginning, he didn't know the value of fish gelatin and gave all the supply to Weicheng. Now that he knew it, he didn't want to share it. He directly bought the goods from Weicheng. When he sold it to the imperial city, the price was double that of the county city, and he made more money. , It doesn't matter whether he wants to divide it or not.

Wei Cheng said indifferently: "The inventory has been pre-ordered by those ladies and gentlemen."

"...Okay, I'll arrange it." Yun Chengfeng understood, and so did the imperial city.

"I won't come to find you personally when you come." Yun Chengfeng said, "I'm going back to the imperial city at the end of the month, and I'm going to get married next year. I probably won't come to Nanshan County in the short term."

Wei Cheng was stunned for a moment, then said, "Congratulations!"

"Thank you!" Yun Chengfeng motioned to Yan Yi who was next to him, and Yan Yi gave Wei Cheng a token, Yun Chengfeng said: "This is for you, with this token, no one in Fucheng would dare to embarrass you, but this is for you." You only use it when you encounter difficulties."

Wei Cheng looked at it with a **** token in his palm, engraved with seal characters and Yin characters, Wei Cheng asked in a deep voice, "This is it?"

Yun Chengfeng said leisurely: "Oh, this is a token representing my family. My surname is Yin, and my surname Yun is my maternal ancestor's family name. I use the surname Yun when I go out."

Wei Cheng frowned: "The Emperor Shang Yun's family is your maternal ancestor's family? What is your identity?"

Yun Chengfeng wrote it on the paper casually, and Wei Cheng stared in shock when he saw it. Yun Chengfeng, no, it was rare for Yin Chengfeng to see him so shocked, and he looked proud. As expected, Wei Cheng really changed his face, thanks to his identity. Tell Wei Cheng.

Wei Cheng quickly regained his composure. Looking at Yin Chengfeng's smug smile, Wei Cheng said coolly, "What are you so proud of? This is your family's glory, not your ability."

Yin Chengfeng: "..."

Is it too late for him to take back the token now?

However, Wei Cheng's reaction surprised him.

Sure enough, this person would not flatter him because of his status.

Wei Cheng calmly put the token away.

Yin Chengfeng: "...What are your plans next year after you become an official and businessman?"

Wei Cheng said lightly: "Let's talk about it next year. If I don't go to Fucheng, I won't stay in Nanshan County. I'm not short of money, so I'm not in a hurry." I don't need a backer either. He thought he was always busy and didn't have time to accompany his wife. Not much ambition, daughter-in-law is more important than anything.

Yin Chengfeng scolded with a smile: "You can be satisfied with this little property, your vision is too small."

Wei Cheng just smiled and said nothing.

Yin Chengfeng thought of something, and said: "That's right, you are just a white body, even if you have an official businessman, you have no background. The county town is good, but if those intertwined forces in the prefecture city covet what you have in your hands, it's not okay to be obvious, but you are hard to guard against."

Wei Cheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, I still have this coping ability." He didn't worry about it, he really wasn't afraid of being coveted, if the formula was taken away, he would give away the stolen formula for free Contributions are useless if those people take them away, they are worthless!

Or to put it another way, if the formula is taken away, he can improve the quality of the formula, and he has plenty of ways to make the other party lose their money by taking away the power of the formula.

Of course, he also needs to take precautions, after all, one thing more is worse than one thing less.

Yin Chengfeng said: "By the way, you must remember to take over the Baiweifang in the county and fucheng after I return to the imperial city. It was agreed at the beginning that all the shops in the county and the fucheng belong to you. As for the money invested in the shop in the early stage, you will get a dividend from you."

Wei Cheng: "..." I thought Dafang would give it away directly, but it turns out there is a back slot.

"One more thing..."

Wei Cheng: "...Let's talk."

Yin Chengfeng said: "A few days ago, there was not a storm at sea. My fishing boat picked up a few men in the sea. They all lost their memory. These men should be from nearby counties and towns. If you bring them over with them, they will be handed over to you, and you can help find out about their family members, and if you can’t find out, they will be your workers.”

Wei Cheng remembered something and nodded: "Okay, leave it to me."

Yin Chengfeng raised his eyebrows unexpectedly: "So straightforward?"

Wei Chengdao: "Among the refugees, I recruited a mother and son into the workshop. I heard that his husband and son-in-law were caught in a storm at sea and their whereabouts were unknown. The mother and son were driven out by their husband's family, so they made their way to Nanshan County."

I see.

The matter was handed over to Wei Cheng, and Yin Chengfeng started to prepare for returning to the imperial city.

—

Wei family.

Wei's father and Wei's mother received a new year's gift from their second son. Looking through it, there are cloth, dried seafood, pastries and candies, handmade soap candles...

Sister-in-law Wei Wu looked at all the high-quality goods, and her eyes were full of rarity and envy.

Wei's father and Wei's mother were very shocked: "This, this is a product of Baizhenlou." There is also a lettering of Baizhenlou printed on the door.

They will know Baizhenlou, because they have been to Baizhenlou, and bought candies and snacks for their grandchildren in Baizhenlou, but they just can't afford it.

Wei's mother had a bold guess: "Could Baizhen Building be the shop opened by the second child?"

Sister-in-law Wei Wu's eyes widened...

The silent Wei Liang said: "It should be that although the new products in the grocery store are far inferior to the quality of Baizhenlou's products, the products in Baizhenlou are of the same type as the products in Weiji's grocery store. I should have thought about it, but I just don't want to to think about."

The Wei family relies on Wei Ji grocery store to get goods, and their income more than doubles every month. They have silver taels in their hands, and they want to go to Baizhen Building to buy new year gifts for Wei's house and Mrs. Dabao's house, but they can't afford it.

The price of Baizhenlou's products is so high that they are almost out of stock... If it is really a store in Weicheng, how much money would he have to earn.

Wei's father said with emotion: "The second child really broke out."

Wei's mother regretted: "...the second child, we can't rely on it. If the second child's property is half of the family regardless of the family, and the other half of the property, we can all feel proud in front of the big house. The house is not as rich as our family.”

Such a good opportunity was missed.

"If it weren't for your short-sightedness, you insisted on separating the second child, and the second child's property is not under our name." Wei's father pointed at Wei's mother and blamed.

Wei's mother said angrily: "I'm to blame for everything. If you don't agree with this matter, I dare to separate the second child. It's because you hate the second child and feel that he humiliates you, making you unable to raise your head in front of the big room. If you lose face in front of your mother and are scolded by the elders, when you propose to separate the second son, you immediately agree."

Wei's father and Wei's mother accused each other of quarreling, Wei Liang sighed silently, he had to admit that he was inferior to his younger brother.

The elder sister-in-law Wei Wu heard that the Baizhen Building belonged to Weicheng, and the nobles rushed to buy everything in the Baizhen Building. If she had her share, she would have to live a life of servants and servants, eating delicacies and living in a mansion to live a rich life. Turning around, "Father, I have a way to get my second brother's property."

"any solution-"

Wei's father and Wei's mother stopped arguing immediately, Wei Liang was not silent, his eyes flashed with anticipation, Wei Dabao just cared about eating, the family property was not important to eat.

Sister-in-law Wei Wu said: "Didn't the second brother have no children so far? The second brother and sister are older brothers, and it is difficult for the elder brother to conceive. It has been almost a year since the two got married, and there is no good news about the second brother and sister. The second brother You are a man, how can you not want a son, we can find a concubine for the second brother, and the concubine is in our hands, if the concubine gives birth to a son and a half daughter, it can be promoted as an equal wife, then the second brother will have property in the future Our share."

"This method is good!"

Wei's father and Wei's mother's eyes lit up. The succession of the family is a major event, and the elder brother will not be able to give birth. As parents, it is only natural for them to arrange a concubine for their son.

Wei's mother still hesitated: "Master, if the second child disagrees with taking a concubine, we can interfere, and we can't force him to take a concubine."

Sister-in-law Wei Wu disapproved: "Father and mother, think about it, the second younger brother would not want to marry more beautiful women when he becomes rich, and besides, which man would not want to have three wives and four concubines, so find a beautiful, gentle and considerate second younger brother. My heart must be moved." From now on, there will be nothing to do with that brother, sister-in-law Wei Wu thought jealously.

Mother Wei and Father Wei think about it, everyone is right.

Wei's mother asked anxiously: "Which girl should I introduce to my second child? It's not easy to control from outside."

Sister-in-law Wei Wu said with a smile: "Mother, you forgot, my natal cousin is beautiful and beautiful. Although she was born in the countryside, she was raised in a small family and has been educated. She has a gentle and generous personality. She is also my cousin. When the time comes, the two families If there is an agreement, then the second brother’s property will not be acquired.”

Wei's mother had a little impression that she was a nice girl, and said with a smile: "After the Chinese New Year, you bring someone to meet, and if you are satisfied, you can show it to the second child."

"Okay! Listen to mother!"

—

Received the New Year's gift and there were Wei's house, the third and fourth uncles of the Wei family, and each family reacted differently.

Ever since Third Uncle Wei went to his nephew Wei Cheng's house to participate in the house warming banquet, he has been paying attention to this nephew, Wei Ji grocery store, Wei Ji sells sauces, Xianmanju, he knows all about it.

Looking at the annual gift from his nephew, he has been a shopkeeper in the inner city for so many years, and the box on the annual gift still has Baizhenlou printed on it, and he thinks of the recent new products in the grocery store. Nephew is related.

And Uncle Wei's family's memory of Wei Cheng is poor, although they have heard from Uncle Wei that this poor nephew went to Taifulou.

This nephew of his is dull, and he doesn't care how much he can achieve when he gets into Taifulou.

Uncle Wei frowned and thought deeply about his nephew's gift of several boxes of Baizhenlou's sweets and cakes and other New Year gifts.

Fourth Aunt Wei: "Okay, don't think too much about it. Your nephew may know someone in Taifulou, and he bought it on the basis of his relationship. He must not be the one who opened the store."

Fourth Uncle Wei reprimanded: "What do you know? A few boxes cost a lot of silver taels. It's so hard to buy things in Baizhen Building now. I went to buy them as gifts for others, but I still can't buy them. Wei Cheng can give them to you." Our family, the third brother’s house, the second brother’s house, and the eldest brother’s house don’t all have them all, and it’s not less than fifteen or sixteen boxes.”

Fourth Aunt Wei: "This, this..."

A box of a few taels of silver is a lot of taels.

Fourth Uncle Wei pondered: "My nephew is on Taifulou and works in Taifulou. He should be in a very high position, otherwise he wouldn't be able to buy Baizhenlou products."

If this is the case, is he relying on his nephew to establish a relationship with Taifulou...

He has to think.

Wei's house.

Wei Cheng gave more annual presents to his parents than his second and third uncles, and the New Year gift to Wei Zhai was similar to that of his second and third uncles, and there were two more fish maws, which were for his grandfather and grandmother.

Aunt Wei knows the goods. She followed Mrs. Wang's family in and out and met many wives of merchants. She often drank tea and enjoyed flowers together, and went shopping at Baizhen Building together. How could she not know that the new year's gift in Weicheng is Baizhen? floor merchandise.

Those two boxes of fish gelatin are dozens of taels a box, and they are still out of stock, and the wives of several merchants I know say they can't buy them. She had seen isinglass before at Mrs. Wang's. Mrs. Wang's family was so rich that they could only buy one or two boxes. Wei Cheng sent two boxes as a New Year's gift, and Aunt Wei wanted it after seeing it.

No matter how much Aunt Wei wanted to name the things to the old man and the old lady, she would not dare to show her boldness.

Uncle Wei didn't care about these things, he didn't think there was anything special after looking at them, he just saw the quality of the New Year's gift, he just thought that this nephew made a lot of money and could afford such a high-quality New Year's gift.

"This nephew is quite thoughtful. Didn't the family send the annual gifts to relatives? If they didn't, the son of the second brother's family... Wei Cheng." Uncle Wei didn't even remember the name of this nephew. , or the housekeeper reminded, "Give him more annual gifts."

"Give the old man and the old lady a New Year's gift, the butler, you are responsible for sending it over"

Butler: "Yes! Master!"

Aunt Wei was still thinking about how to replace the isinglass: "..."

A sneer flashed in Wen Lanzhi's eyes next to him.

She didn't tell the Wei family that she had a Zhangzhen Bailou VIP card, and that card could give priority to buying Baizhenlou products. After she knew the purpose of that card, she would give it to her family.

Her family seemed to realize that she was not doing well in Wei's house, and many good things were withdrawn from the New Year's gift that was originally given, and the New Year's gift given was the same as in previous years.

After being questioned by her family, she still chose to tell her parents.

Her older brothers wanted to settle accounts with the Wei family, but their parents stopped them. She had already married into the Wei family, and married Wei Jihui, so if the Wei family gave Wei Jihui a concubine, there would be no way to stop it.

Not to mention the Wei family, her father and elder brothers all took concubines, so she had no reason to stop the Wei family from taking concubines.

Wei Jihui asked her to marry her and said that he would devote himself to her, but he never promised not to take concubines.

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