Chapter 1104: Qiyou Was Deceived (1)

?Beijie is very lively with people coming and going, but the shops at the corner are empty.

Standing dutifully at the door, Xiao Er saw two women wearing silk and satin clothes passing by and shouted, "You two elder sisters, we have new jewelry in our store, with novel styles and affordable prices."

The younger one is twelve or thirteen years old, and the two women are thirty or forty years old. The two women were quite happy to be called eldest sister by him.

Seeing that the two women were a little moved, Xiao Er hurriedly said, "Two big sisters, you must not miss it when you pass by, if you miss it, you will definitely regret it."

The two women entered the store, and after a while they came out with happy faces. Seeing this, Xiao Er knew that the business was done.

Walking into the store, Xiao Er asked the shopkeeper, "What did those two elder sisters buy just now?"

The shopkeeper said wearily, "Both of them bought a silver hairpin each." It's fine to buy the silver hairpin, and they negotiated the price with him for a long time, and it was almost sold at the cost price.

"Shopkeeper, it's not going to work like this!" It's been open for a month, except for the big discounts a few days ago, the business is good. After that, there were no customers. It can be said that every day is losing money.

The shopkeeper was also very helpless, and said: "I have already told the owner, and he said he will find a way." Brother Yu didn't use his real name, but a pseudonym Han Jiaju. The shopkeeper and Xiaoer didn't know his real identity, they just signed the contract.

Xiaoer lowered his head and said, "Shopkeeper, if you don't think about it, the shop will be closed soon." The salary offered by the boss is still good, and finding another errand will certainly not be such a good treatment.

The shopkeeper was very worried, and said: "That can't be helped!" Generally, when opening a jewelry shop, the owner brings customers. Then the reputation spread and the business got better and better. But their boss, let alone bring guests, only shows up every now and then.

Brother Yu is also worried, he has rented this shop for three years, plus buying gold and silver and hiring craftsmen, these expenses have almost spent all the money in his hands. Now that the business is so bleak, if there is no way to solve it, all the more than two thousand taels of silver invested in the early stage will be in vain.

After much deliberation, Brother You has no good solution, so he can only ask Yu Xi for help: "Mother, my shop **** is losing money, what should I do?"

Yuxi stopped, then smiled and said: "Ayou, have you forgotten what your parents said before?" As I said before, the husband and wife do not object to Brother Yu's business, but they will not provide any help.

Brother Yu lowered his head and said, "Mother, if this goes on, the shop will definitely be closed. Mother, I still owe Eldest Sister and Eldest Brother a lot of money!"

Yuxi smiled: "Don't worry, Zaozao and Liu'er won't press you to pay back the money."

But with so many debts, Brother Yu felt uneasy: "Mother, just help me this time?"

Yuxi shook her head: "Since I told your father that I won't give you any help, I can't break my promise. Ayou, you still have to figure out a way for yourself!"

Brother Yu had a bitter face.

In a blink of an eye, another half month passed. The shop's business still hasn't improved, Brother Yu is almost dying of worry. People who love to talk and laugh on weekdays always look sad now.

The first one who couldn't help it was Brother Xuan: "Brother, this business is over." Seeing Brother You frowning frowning, he was also in a bad mood!

"If you don't do it, you will have no way to repay the money owed to you." With a foreign debt of more than two thousand taels, he will have to save it for ten years even if he doesn't spend a penny in the future.

Brother Xuan hurriedly said: "Brother, you don't have to pay back my eight hundred taels of silver." In order to support Brother Yu, Brother Xuan not only took out all the monthly money accumulated over the years, All the red envelopes were given to him. Brother Xuan doesn't even have any money on hand now. Of course, Brother Rui is the same as him, the money box is empty.

Brother Yu hurriedly shook his head and said: "That won't work. Mother often says that my brothers will settle accounts. I will definitely pay back what I owe you. But I don't have any money now, so I owe it for now!"

Brother Xuan didn't argue with him. The money was given to Brother Yu, and he had no intention of getting it back.

Yun Qing also told Yu Xi about Brother You: "When do you think this kid will close that shop?" He was very reluctant to let Brother You do business.

Yu Xi couldn't help laughing: "If you let Brother You know your thoughts, I'm afraid you will be even more depressed."

Without their support, Brother Yu's business would definitely suffer. Yun Qing said: "Doing business is not a proper profession. If he feels free, arrange an errand for him." Brother Rui is now serving in the Imperial Guard, and Brother Yu can also get a job. errands.

"Let's talk about it later!" With Brother Yu's temperament, he would definitely not work in the yamen.

Two days later, Brother Yu went to the shop to look again. There were people going in and out of every shop, but there was no one at the door of their shop.

When I entered the shop, I saw that the shopkeeper and the waiter were both dozing off, but one was dozing off sitting in front of the counter, and the other was dozing off squatting at the foot of the door. Brother Yu was furious: "With you like this, you scare the guests away even when they enter the door."

After waking up in shock, the shopkeeper and Xiaoer hurriedly begged for mercy: "Little boss, it's not that we don't do errands, it's just that there are no guests." At first, Xiaoer kept yelling at the door, but it didn't work for half a month, and he shouted all over his throat. Dumb. In this way, he will not have the energy.

Brother Yu held back his anger and asked the shopkeeper: "It's not a problem that the business is always so poor. Do you have any good ideas?"

The shopkeeper glanced at the Yusi brocade robe on Brother Yu, and whispered, "Boss, you can ask your sisters to bring people to buy things." Rely on customers. When you become famous, you don't have to worry about it.

If his second sister came here to buy things, her identity would have to be revealed within a day. He made an agreement with his parents, and if he broke the promise, he would close the shop.

Brother Yu said: "This won't work, my sister and the others are not at home, they have gone to another place."

The shopkeeper also asked someone to inquire about Brother Yu's identity, and he only knew that he was from the Han family in the capital, and the most prominent member of the Han family, Han Han, had already left the clan. No matter how much, it is not clear.

Xiaoer said: "Master, it's not a small crow's mouth. If this continues, the shop will have to close."

As soon as Brother Yu listened to the words, he knew that this kid had an idea: "If you have any good ideas, just say it."

"It's fashionable to wear jade jewelry now in the capital. If the owner is in the jade business, he will definitely make money." Gold and silver shops sell gold and silver jewelry, and the workmanship can only be regarded as mediocre. Without the convenience of status, Brother You couldn't find a skilled master. Rich people look down on the things in this Zuojia jewelry store, and those who have no money can't afford to buy them.

Brother Yu asked the shopkeeper: "Do you think this business can be done?"

The shopkeeper hesitated for a while and said, "Master, because the empress and the second princess like to wear jade ornaments, this has caused a trend in the capital. But ordinary people still like gold and silver jewelry."

The preferences, words and deeds of the superiors directly affect the subordinates. Yuxi often said this to several children, and Brother Yu finally understood now.

After a pause, the shopkeeper said again: "However, if you can find a good jade master and have good materials, you will definitely be able to make money." A jewelry shop doesn't even have a single piece of jewelry in the shop, and it's all shabby.

Brother Yu hesitated for a while and said, "Let me think about it."

From the second day onwards, Brother Yu would leave the palace every noon, and would not come back until dark.

Liu'er asked Brother Xuan: "What are you doing these days? Why can't you make dinner every day?"

Brother Xuan shook his head: "I don't know, and I won't tell him when I ask." This business is too hard.

Liu'er was a little worried, and said to Yuxi: "Mother, it's better not to let Ayou do business! Since starting the business, I feel that Brother Ayou has changed."

"It's good to let him suffer setbacks!" Living under the wings of him and Yun Qing all his life, this child will never know the cruelty outside.

Liu'er said worriedly: "I'm afraid that he will change his temper." In case the business fails, Brother Yu will be on the tip of his horns, and it will not be worth it at that time.

Yuxi smiled and said: "Don't worry, Qiyou is not someone who can't afford to lose. Besides, if you can't bear such a setback, what else can you do in the future."

A person's energy is limited, even if Brother You is smart, but his mind is all on business, and naturally he can't take care of his studies.

Mu Jingsi punished Brother You twice, but seeing that it didn't work, she had to tell Yuxi.

Calling Brother You over, Yuxi asked: "How did you promise me and your father at the beginning?" Brother You swore that he would never delay his studies, so Yuxi agreed to let him do business .

Brother Yu was a little ashamed: "Mother, this shop's business is not good, I really have no skills to spare now."

Fearing that Yuxi would let him close the shop, Brother Yu said: "Mother, I have lost so much money, I have to earn it back."

Yuxi leaned back on the chair and asked, "Then give me a deadline." Rather than worrying about both ends and failing at both ends, it's better to focus on one thing.

"Mother, give me another three months." If there is no improvement by then, he can only admit it.

Yuxi nodded and said: "Okay! I will give you three months. During these three months, you don't have to go to the study."

Brother Yu was overjoyed when he heard the words: "I know that my mother is the best." He must start the business, so that Fei Niang's support for him will not be in vain.

Yun Qing's expression was ugly after knowing this: "Is it more important to study or to do business?"

Yuxi said with a smile: "Brother You was enlightened at the age of three, and studied with Mr. at the age of six. After studying for seven years, he has learned almost the same things in class."

Yun Qing was very depressed, and said, "How old is Brother You, do you think he doesn't need to study anymore? Who said that there is no limit to learning?" Just because of Yu Xi's words, he now reads books in his spare time. Of course, it's more uncomfortable at first, but I don't seem to reject it when I get used to it.

Yu Xi patiently explained: "I didn't say that he didn't need to study, but there was no need to learn from Mr. He. Let him go outside to practice and experience, and only then can he really grow up if he knows that people's hearts are dangerous." Those officials are even more cunning and cunning. No matter how smart Brother Yu is, if he is like a blank sheet of paper, he will not be their opponent in politics in the future.

After listening to Yu Xi's explanation, Yun Qing asked doubtfully, "Is three months enough?"

"Having money but no backing, and being a half-grown child, isn't that just fat in the eyes of some people." There are good people in the world, but there are also many evil people.

After hearing this, Yun Qing said: "The number of people who secretly protect must be doubled." Otherwise, he was worried.

Although the six children are partial to Xin Hao, the other five are also his treasures, and there is no room for any mistakes.

Yuxi smiled and nodded.

Yun Qing thought for a while and said: "Brother Rui is in the Imperial Guard, and Brother Yu is also doing business outside, so what about Brother Xuan?" Qi Hao studied with Mu Jingsi in the morning and worked as an errand in the household department in the afternoon. Yuxi has already promised to let him help with some government affairs when he is familiar with all the procedures of the six yamen.

Yuxi laughed and said: "Brother Xuan is determined to become a university student, so let him study with peace of mind."

"I'm afraid that if he continues like this, he will become a nerd! Look at the brothers talking together, Brother Xuan is always slow." If there is no way to change this situation, Brother Xuan will most likely be a nerd in the future .

Yuxi also noticed this, thought for a while and said, "What do you think about sending him to the academy? There are many people in the academy, so they can learn from each other." It's not enough to stay at home and work behind closed doors.

This method is not bad, Yun Qing asked: "Then send him to Baitan Academy." Baitan Academy is the largest and best academy in the capital.

Yuxi nodded: "Yes."

"Let him be like Brother Yu and change his identity." Going to study in the academy as an ordinary person is more pure.

Yuxi nodded with a smile and said: "Yes. But if you go to the academy, you must not use your real name." Most of the people who study in Baitan Academy are the children of officials. These people are well informed. Using their real names, they will definitely find out the news soon.

Yun Qing was a little surprised: "Are you going to send him to Baitan Academy now?"

Yuxi smiled and shook her head: "Baitan Academy will hold an exam in spring, and you can enter if you pass the exam. Let him pass the exam and enter Baitan Academy in the spring of next year!"

In a blink of an eye, more than two months have passed. Although Brother You didn't say anything, just looking at his slightly relaxed expression, Yuxi knew that the business of the jewelry store might have improved. But Brother You didn't take the initiative to mention it, and Yuxi didn't ask either.

This day Liu'er looked for Yuxi and told her one thing: "Mother, the paintings hanging in Ayou's study are gone."

Yuxi asked: "I remember Li Sixun's "Jiangfan Pavilion" hanging in his study." Li Sixun's paintings are extremely superb, most of his paintings depict magnificent palaces and pavilions and strange and beautiful natural mountains and rivers.

Brother You is an authentic foodie, not very interested in such things as calligraphy, painting and antiques. But the study room was bare and ugly, so Yuxi picked out this painting by Li Sixun for him.

Liu'er nodded and said: "Yes! Mother, how do you think about this matter?" The palace servant must not have the guts to steal the painting. Now that the painting is gone, it is only possible that Brother Yu took it by himself. So she can't deal with this matter.

Yu Xi thought for a while and said, "Just pretend you don't know about this." Let Yun Qing know if she made a fuss, she might get angry again.

Liu'er said with some concern: "Mother, will Ah You take the painting to pay back the money?" A painting is nothing, and her family still doesn't lack such a painting. But if Brother Yu really took the painting to exchange for money, this matter can be big or small.

Yu Xi nodded and said: "You don't have to worry, I will take care of this matter."

ps: more will be added tomorrow.

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