52, Chapter 52 (1/2)

The reason why Yang Haiyan and Qin Fang chose to go today instead of yesterday was because Lu Dawei was away from school today. When they arrived, Lu Dawei and Lu Xiaowei were playing in the yard. When they saw Yang Haiyan coming, Lu Dawei shouted happily: "Auntie, you are here." The Lu family brothers all liked Yang Haiyan because this aunt made good snacks. Eat and give them goat's milk to drink. Although this was before the move, they all remembered it.

Sister-in-law Lu also came out when she heard the voice: "I was planning to go over there to find you. There will be a market in the town starting tomorrow, and I was wondering if you would go and join in the fun."

Yang Haiyan said: "No, I will definitely go." After that, he introduced Qin Shoucheng and Qin Siya, and said to Lu Dawei, "Dawei, this is my aunt's younger brother. He will go to the private school you are studying in from now on. He just went there , I’m not familiar with private school either, so I’d like you to take more care of him.”

Eight-year-old Lu Dawei patted his chest and promised: "Auntie, don't worry, I will take care of Uncle Shoucheng."

Shoucheng was called uncle...

When Yang Haiyan heard the title, she was stunned for a moment, and then she couldn't help but laugh. Why don't you call him uncle? You must know that Shoucheng is Qin Fang's younger brother, and he and Lu Baifu are considered the same generation.

After greeting Lu Dawei, Yang Haiyan and his family went shopping. It should be said that Qin Fang took Qin Shoucheng to report at the private school, and Yang Haiyan took Qin Siya to go shopping.

There wasn't much to see in the town, so Yang Haiyan took Si Ya to a snack shop. Aunt Hong was the only one in the dim sum shop. She looked at the children while looking at the shop. Her son is already one year old. He has been drinking goat's milk for more than half a year. The baby is growing well, has a tiger-like head and a strong brain, and is very cute.

Seeing Yang Haiyan coming with Qin Siya, Aunt Hong hurriedly greeted her: "Madam is here, Miss Siya is here."

Yang Haiyan: "How is the business at the shop?"

Aunt Hong said: "Every day's ration can be sold out."

Yang Haiyan nodded: "That's good." Anyway, her snacks are rationed and sold out every day. After a month, the gross profit will be ‌ taels of silver.

Qin Siya asked curiously: "Sister-in-law, is this your shop?"

Yang Haiyan said: "Yes, are you tired? You can sit on the stool over there and rest." The stool was originally provided for customers who drank goat milk, but now the shop no longer supplies goat milk, so This stool is of no use. After thinking about it, Yang Haiyan decided that after the vegetable harvest in the field was good, she changed this place into a vegetable area to store vegetables, eggs, and duck eggs.

Qin Siya sat on the stool and looked around curiously. Speaking of which, when she was in her hometown, she had to cut pig grass to feed the chickens, but now she didn't have to do anything, but she was a little uncomfortable.

After a while, Qin Fang came to the shop: "I have signed up. You can go to school tomorrow."

Going to a private school is different from being a teacher. A special apprenticeship requires a ceremony to become a teacher. But going to a private school is different. It is like a school accepting several students. For Qin Shoucheng, it is not an apprenticeship, but it is equivalent to finding a school to study. , so there is no need to prepare anything for the apprenticeship ceremony.

Yang Haiyan: "That's good, go prepare some things you need for studying."

Then, the family went to the study room. Yang Haiyan bought all the pens, inks, and paper needed for studying for Qin Shoucheng. Speaking of which, Qin Shoucheng has been studying for a year, but has never really touched pen, ink and paper. He was a child in his hometown before. The family had the idea of ​​​​letting him know a few words, and there was no I thought about letting him really study, so I didn't prepare anything.

But now, Yang Haiyan had given him all these, and his heart was greatly touched. He held the pen, unable to put it down, and choked up with gratitude: "Thank you, sister-in-law, thank you brother, I will study hard."

Yang Haiyan patted him on the shoulder: "I believe you can do it, come on."

Qin Shoucheng: "Yeah."

After buying good things, the family went back. As soon as I got home, Aunt Lian came: "Madam, just now the Kunshi family came to see you."

Yang Haiyan was confused: "From the Kunshi family? Did you say anything?"

Aunt Lian nodded and said, "As I said, I plan to batch some snacks and sell them in the county town."

Yang Haiyan was stunned for a moment, then chuckled: "She is really smart, Kunshi should have told her this. Sister Dahua had previously approved snacks for sale in the shop, and the business was good." She earned one or two dollars a month. There should be two taels of silver, but Yang Haiyan didn't know the details because she didn't know how Yang Dahua sold snacks in the county town. But although making money, it is also hard work. Get up early every morning to go to the county seat and then come back.

Aunt Lian was curious: "Then do you want to give her some snacks?"

Yang Haiyan asked: "Why not?"

Aunt Lian: "What about Mrs. Han?"

Yang Haiyan chuckled: "Sister Dahua sells snacks in the county town, and I make money. No matter where the Kunshi family sells snacks, I make money. How can this person still get along with the money?"

Aunt Lian asked: "What if the Kunshi family steals Mrs. Han's business?"

Yang Haiyan shook her head: "This question should never be asked by a grandma."

Aunt Lian smiled and said, "I'm just curious." Because my wife usually takes good care of Mrs. Han.

Yang Haiyan didn't care. They were just chatting anyway: "I have a good relationship with Sister Dahua, but it has nothing to do with me doing business with others. First of all, Sister Dahua is pregnant now. Others have taken over the business, and there is no No. Secondly, Sister Dahua is not pregnant. This business can be done by others. The county is so big. If two people are doing this business, no one can hinder them. Finally, to put it harshly, they can only hinder each other. ‌It's none of my business. This should be something they discuss and discuss with each other. After all, whoever gives things to others should be responsible for dealing with other people's business? Will they be punished? Rob? "This is not a brand agency or a buyout.

Of course, not everyone would approve her snacks. If it were someone she didn't know, she would naturally think about it.

Aunt Lian felt that she still couldn't see through this master, but it didn't matter if she couldn't see through him. As long as she was loyal and served her master well, that was enough.

Yang Haiyan: "Okay, mama, go and call the Kunshi family."

Aunt Lian: "Yes."

After a while, Mrs. Kun and Zhang came.

Mrs. Kun Zhang: "I have met my wife."

Yang Haiyan said very kindly: "No need to be polite, just sit down."

Mrs. Kun Zhang: "Mrs. Xie." She has a calm personality. She came from Jintian County with Yang Haiyan, so she knows Yang Haiyan well. My wife is a person with a good personality and is quite generous. However, she does not act arrogantly or test the other party's bottom line because of this. She sees her own position very clearly.

Yang Haiyan said: "Just now, Grandma Lian told me that you want to batch snacks for business?"

Mrs. Kun Zhang said nervously: "Yes, I wonder if my wife can allow me some snacks?"

Yang Haiyan said: "I have two conditions for this batch of dim sum. First, you are not allowed to do business in the town after you have batched the dim sum. The town is so big. If you do business in the town, Will steal customers from my shop."

Mrs. Kunzhang heard from Kunshi that Mrs. Han used to do business in the county town. She thought it was probably because of this reason. Mrs. Kun Zhang nodded and said, "Don't worry, madam, you won't do business in the town."

Yang Haiyan agreed: "The second condition is that once my snacks are approved, they are not allowed to be returned, regardless of whether you have sold them or not. After all, no one can guarantee that things that have passed through other people's hands will be clean when returned. Even if it weren’t for this reason, no shop would do such a business.”

Kunzhang said: "Yes, this civilian woman understands." This is a common rule. If it were herself, she would not allow the snacks she approved to be returned.

Yang Haiyan nodded, and after telling her the price, she said, "Then how much do you want to approve? When?"

Mrs. Kun and Zhang said: "Madam, can I ask Mrs. Han how much she approved at the beginning? I want to do business in the county, but I don't know the situation there, so I want to know about Mrs. Han's initial business. situation.”

Yang Haiyan did not refuse, and said cheerfully: "The first time, the cakes and biscuits were two kilograms each. I don't know what happened next. Aunt Fan will be in charge of her batching of snacks. If you want to batch batches of snacks, go and Tell Aunt Fan, because the dim sum is made by Aunt Fan and Aunt Hong.”

Kun Zhang said gratefully: "Thank you, madam, for reminding me."

Yang Haiyan smiled: "There is no need to be so polite. Captain Kun is my husband's subordinate, and we can be considered a family. I am only happy when you are all doing well and living a good life. By the way, so is Mrs. Han from before. If you want to go to the county town for business, you’d better discuss the price with her. Otherwise, if you sell them at different prices, it will lead to comparisons, which will not be good. "

Mrs. Kun and Zhang didn't think about it for a moment. She thought it would be better if they didn't do business together. Now Yang Haiyan, who was losing money, reminded her. She stood up and saluted: "Thank you, madam, for reminding me."

Yang Haiyan said: "No need to be polite, Mrs. Han lives in House No. 56 in Baifu District. You can learn about the situation in the county with her."

Kun Zhang: "Hey."

Yang Haiyan remembered something: "By the way, what arrangements do you have for Daying?"

Mrs. Kun and Zhang were stunned: "Please give me some advice, Madam."

Yang Haiyan said: "I'm not very good at giving advice. Our brother Cheng will go to a private school starting tomorrow. He will go to the private school to study in the morning and go home to practice martial arts in the afternoon. I think about it, he is still young, even if he is not a literary scholar It’s always good to learn more about weight lifting or martial arts. If Da Ying is fine, Da Ying can join me when Brother Cheng is practicing martial arts to strengthen his body.”

Mrs. Kun Zhang's eyes lit up after hearing this: "Thank you, madam."

Yang Haiyan: "You're welcome, it's okay. Just go and do your work."

Mrs. Kun and Zhang: "Yes." She walked out of the door and suddenly came in again, "Excuse me, madam, how much money does it cost to go to a private school?"

Yang Haiyan's eyes flashed with admiration: "You get two taels of silver a year, and you prepare everything you need for your studies. Since you are not a disciple, you don't need a ceremony to become a disciple. The private school recruits students every year, and this year has just started. So it’s not too late to enroll now, and it won’t be until next year.”

When Mrs. Kun and Zhang heard this, she said, "Thank you, madam."

Mrs. Kun Zhang returned to the servant's yard and saw her husband and son playing. Seeing that she was back, Kun Shi was also a little worried and asked: "How is it?"

Kun Zhang said: "Let's talk about it in front of others." After all, everyone's courtyard is connected. If they talk outside, what if someone hears them? Although she can go to the county town to do business, others can also go to the county town to do business. However, she can't rush to tell others.

Kunshi nodded: "Yes."

When the couple entered the house, Kun Zhang told them about these things, including snacks and letting her son study: "What do you think? Madam said that the annual tuition is two taels of silver. I think we can afford it, so let Daying go."

Kunshi naturally hoped that his son would have a promising future. He said: "Okay, let Daying and Cheng Ge'er go to the private school together in the morning, and let them practice martial arts together in the afternoon. Cheng Ge'er is your biological brother, and it would be good for Daying to be a playmate with him. If Daying has a promising future in studying, I will continue to support him. If not, learn martial arts well, and let Daying be the bodyguard of a son when you have one in the future."

Qin Fang had no idea that Kunshi had thought about it so late and had thought about his son.

Kun Zhang smiled and said, "You have arranged everything for your son's future."

Kun Shi said, "You are only 21 years old, but you are already a 7th-rank captain. There is no such young captain in our military camp. You have a bright future. You and I will naturally think about our son."

Kun Zhang always listened to her husband. When he said this, she naturally listened.

Main Courtyard

During the meal, Qin Siya couldn't help asking, "Sister-in-law, my third brother will go to a private school tomorrow, what about me?" She remembered that if she remembered a word, she would be rewarded.

Yang Haiyan picked up a piece of scrambled egg with chopsticks and just put it into her mouth when she heard her words. She swallowed the egg and said, "Starting from tomorrow, you will study for half an hour in the morning, learn arithmetic for half an hour, and learn needlework for half an hour in the afternoon. The rest of the time is yours." Girls don't have to take the imperial examination, unlike modern girls who have to take the middle school entrance examination and the college entrance examination. For Qin Siya, studying is just to learn words, increase her knowledge, and understand more about the truth, so half an hour a day is enough. Qin Siya: "Then if I remember all the words, will there be a reward of one penny?" Qin Fang couldn't help frowning after hearing this: "Your sister-in-law has to give you money for studying?" Why does this girl think so beautifully? Qin Siya was a little afraid of her elder brother. Seeing her elder brother say this with a cold face, she shrank her neck.

Yang Haiyan said: "I promised Si Ya that if she remembered 10 words every day, I would give her a reward of one penny." She wouldn't do more every day, so she would teach her 10 words and take her time.

Qin Fang saw it and felt bad. Why didn't he get any rewards when he was studying? In the past, his wife cared about him the most, and even liked him the most, but now it seems that Shoucheng and Si Ya are more important than him. Qin Fang felt that it was a wrong choice to bring his younger brothers and sisters.

Yang Haiyan didn't know that her man had a problem of daydreaming. Seeing him frowning and thinking, and scaring Si Ya, she picked up a piece of meat for him with a public chopstick: "The braised pork has enough sugar. Don't you like sweet food?"

There is no ordinary people who don't like sweet food, because their families are poor and they have very few opportunities to eat sugar, so they like it. Qin Fang is naturally the same.

Seeing his wife pick up meat for him, Qin Fang didn't know what to think, and just opened his mouth.

Yang Haiyan: "..." problem. Later, I thought about it and forgot it. He is only 21 years old and still a big boy. As a sister who was almost 30, she didn't bother with him and put the meat to his mouth, "Don't bite the chopsticks."

Qin Fang: "Yes."

After lunch, Yang Haiyan called Qin Siya to go to the study: "Si Ya, this is the "Hundred Family Names" that your eldest brother read when he was in school. From tomorrow, you will recognize the characters in this book first. Now I give it to you."

Qin Siya was about to take the book, but was quickly caught by Qin Fang who came in.

Yang Haiyan was surprised: "Didn't you go for a nap?"

Qin Fang put the book back to its original position and said seriously: "If she wants to study, buy her another one. This is the book you bought for me, you can't give it to her." He was so defensive. When he heard that this girl wanted to study during dinner, he didn't see anyone buying her a book in the study in the morning, so he guessed this. How can this be? It must not be possible.

Yang Haiyan was speechless, but still took out the silver and gave it to Qin Shoucheng: "Shoucheng, you and Si Ya go to the study and buy a book for Si Ya."

Qin Shoucheng: "Yes."

When the two siblings left, Yang Haiyan rolled her eyes at Qin Fang: "You want to snatch a book, but that's your sister."

Qin Fang said: "That's the book you gave me. How can you give something you gave to someone else and then give it to someone else?"

Yang Haiyan found that she couldn't refute it.

Qin Fang was very satisfied: "I'm going to take a nap."

Yang Haiyan had nothing to do, so she accompanied him to take a nap. Maybe it was spring sleepiness, she felt a little tired.

"Madam..." She was about to take a nap when Aunt Fan came over, "Madam, the Kunshi family came to see me just now."

Yang Haiyan was a step slower: "Is it about the order of snacks?"

Aunt Fan: "Yes, she said she wanted two kilograms of small cakes and two kilograms of small biscuits. She also went to the snack shop to check and bought various snacks for her son to taste. She thinks small cakes and small biscuits are more suitable for business in the county."

Of course Yang Haiyan knew that they were cheap and durable. "Just keep a record."

The next day

Qin Fang took his private guards into the mountains again.

Today was the first day of the market, and Yang Haiyan planned not to take the servants to "buy" some things. It happened that today was also the first day that Qin Si Ya learned to read, so she entrusted Qin Si Ya to the literate Lian Mama, so that she could "buy" seeds more conveniently.

"Haiyan..." Sister Lu came to Qianfu's house early in the morning to call for people.

Yang Haiyan rushed out: "I'm here." She carried a basket.

Sister Lu looked behind her: "Are you going alone today?"

Yang Haiyan: "Yes, I thought they might want to buy something, so I gave them a day off." That's true, except for Lian Mama, everyone else had a day off.

The market in the town was not as lively as Yang Haiyan imagined, because the vegetable market in the town was not big, and the people in the town were not rich. The peddlers who had good things would hide them until early April to sell them in the county market, because the county market was big and people who would go to the county market were rich, and the peddlers came to make money. The peddlers would bring things from other places to Qiguo to sell, and then exchange the things for money, and then buy some things from Qiguo and take them to other places to buy. Peddlers are a way of saying it, and there is another way of saying it, which is caravans.

Some caravans are a group with a special name of caravans, traveling between countries and tribes, and they are quite famous. Some peddlers are individuals, composed of several individual peddlers, who travel to swear an oath of brotherhood, but everyone goes back to their own way to make money, and swearing an oath of brotherhood is just to strengthen themselves so that they can take care of each other on the way.

Yang Haiyan was a little disappointed with the peddlers at first. Although she prepared all kinds of seeds that she wanted to "buy", she was still curious about the things of the peddlers in the market. But along the way with Lu's wife, she felt that there was nothing special. Until she saw a brigade of traveling merchants' stalls and saw the things on them, she opened her eyes wide: "A lot of jade, and pearls." Crazy, so many jade and pearls.

If Yang Haiyan didn't know about these, she would have thought they were fake, but she knew a little bit that these jade and pearls were real, at least the few pieces she picked up to look at were real.

However, these caravans were very smart. Among the jades, only a little bit of jade was exposed, and it was not known whether it was good or bad. This is to say... the legendary gambling on stones. But it is more tempting than gambling on stones. Outsiders don't understand gambling on stones. Like Yang Haiyan, she can never guess whether a stone has jade. And these jades all show a little bit of jade, which will attract people to buy. As long as the exposed part is good jade, there are still many gamblers.

Seeing Yang Haiyan stopped, Lu Saozi said: "Haiyan, do you want to buy jade?"

Yang Haiyan said: "I am not interested in jade, but I am interested in pearls."

Lu Saozi said: "I heard that there are people who specialize in raising pearls. It is said that pearls are not valuable in places where pearls are raised. But if they are brought to our Qi country to sell, the price of pearls will be expensive."

Yang Haiyan thought this was normal. Isn't this the production chain sales track? She said to Lu Saozi: "Sister-in-law, I want to see the pearls. Why don't you go and see what you want first, and then I will come to you later?"

Lu Saozi: "Oh, okay."

Seeing Yang Haiyan staring at the pearls, the peddler introduced enthusiastically: "Madam, do you like this pearl?"

The flower beads are light pink and look very gentle.

Yang Haiyan asked: "How much is this?"

The vendor said: "Different sizes mean different prices. If you buy a lot, the price is negotiable."

Yang Haiyan looked at the pearls and saw several types of pearls, such as pure pink flower pearls, pure white South Sea pearls, and the queen pearls with a color like the warm sun. Of course, she didn't know what to call them in this era. These are modern names. She chose light pink flower pearls, about 8mm in size: "I want five of these." She also chose the 1cm queen pearls, "I want four of these." She also chose the 1cm South Sea white pearls, "I want five of these. Please tell me the price." Women can't resist the charm of pearls.