Chapter 344 Excellent

Shen Shaojing listened to his sister's words and looked at her confident expression, and he knew that his sister could definitely do it.

But he couldn't help but wonder what it was like.

Shen Shaojing smiled and nodded, "Sister, when you're done, I want to take a good look at what it looks like. I can't imagine how two needles can make clothes."

Shen Shaojing had thought about running a cloth shop before, but now that he and Ningning are running a hot pot chain, they are doing a barbecue hot pot business, so naturally they don’t think about running a cloth shop anymore.

But because of his thoughts at that time, he also knew about cloth shops and some things about weaving.

To weave cloth, you need a spinning machine, a loom, etc.

The steps in weaving the defense line are very complicated.

It takes several steps before the cloth can be woven.

Shen Yueyao said: "When the sweaters are finished, I will have someone send a set to each of you."

She will naturally think of her parents when good things come to her.

In winter, wear an extra sweater under your clothes, which is thin and warm.

Shen Shaojing smiled and nodded, "That's great, sister, I won't be polite with you."

"You're my brother, why are you being so polite to me? It's snowing outside, come in."

Shen Shaojing thought for a moment and said, "Sister, why don't I send these wools to the embroidery workshop first? There's nothing else to do. If I move them to the warehouse, you'll have to have them moved to the embroidery workshop later."

Shen Shaojing knew that his sister used so much wool, and it was definitely not something she could knit by herself. She would definitely ask the people in the embroidery workshop to make it all.

My sister will have someone move it over later, so it would be better for him to just take it over.

Shen Yueyao said: “But it’s snowing outside.”

Shen Yueyao thought that her fourth brother could take time out of his busy schedule to come over. It was snowing and the weather was cold, so she wanted her fourth brother to go into the house first to rest and warm up.

"There's a stove and a heated kang at home. Fourth brother, come in and warm up first."

Shen Shaojing said: "Sister, I am wearing thick clothes now, so I won't be cold."

"This down jacket you made is really warm. Not only your fourth sister-in-law and I, but also your parents, third brother and his wife think it's really nice to wear."

"I can feel it most when the weather is cold. Wearing this down jacket is warm and light. It doesn't affect my work at all and it is very convenient for me to move around."

Because he opened so many hot pot restaurants, Shen Shaojing is very busy now.

Especially after many people know about hot pot and have eaten hot pot, they prefer to eat hot pot when the weather is cold. After eating, their whole body will feel warm and sweaty.

Some people don’t like spicy food. Maybe it’s not that they don’t like spicy food, but that they can’t get used to eating chili peppers.

But everyone has found that after eating a spicy hot pot in cold weather, the spiciness can make people sweat and drive away the cold, so some people become keen on eating spicy food.

But there is still no such thing as chili pepper on the market. Only after people can eat chili pepper in his hot pot restaurant and San Ge’s noodle shop, people are more willing to go to their restaurants to eat.

The only way to get the spicy taste is to buy chili meat sauce in the market.

Shen Shaojing understood that the reason why his business was able to succeed and was still so prosperous was all thanks to his sister.

If it weren’t for his sister who gave him the secret recipe for the seasoning and also provided him with chili seeds, he would never have opened the store.

Now I have listened to my sister's advice and trained a group of my own people. I will first develop their abilities in the main store and train them to be shopkeepers. When I open chain stores, I can arrange these people to be shopkeepers.

This way he can get started right away, and it will be much easier for him.

He just needs to watch and supervise more in the early stages of opening the store. Once things are on track, he won't have to worry too much.

You just need to inspect the store more often and check the accounts every month.

But the reason he was busy was that he wanted to open a few more stores while the weather was cold.

However, his sister also reminded him that he should not open a chain store too quickly, but should open the store step by step in a solid and steady manner.

If it's too fast, there might be problems if management can't keep up.

Shen Shaojing also remembered it, so he was very busy during this period. He would go to the store more often every day to check on the ingredients, and the farm also needed to be expanded.

Shen Yueyao listened to her fourth brother's words and explained with a smile: "The embroidery workshop also received some duck and goose down, not much, not too much. I plan to make a few more sets of down quilts. This thing is in short supply now, and it is very popular in the embroidery shop."

The Jinxiu shop opened by Shen Yueyao opened a store in the town and another store in the commercial street built by herself next to the village.

Merchants who want to know what the embroidery workshop makes can go to the store to have a look.

If you like the pattern, style or design, you can place an order directly with the embroidery workshop in advance.

Shen Shaojing nodded and said, "That's right, this thing is warm. Covered with a down quilt like this, I am not cold at night. Thinking about the past, the quilt I covered was very thick, but it didn't feel warm enough. I had to cover myself with two layers in winter, and both layers were a bit heavy."

"At first, my third brother wasn't used to such a light quilt. You know, in the beginning, he was used to thick quilts and was used to the pressure on his body. But after using it for a long time, he still felt that this kind of quilt was better."

Shen Shaojing kept chattering and had a lot to say to his sister.

Shen Yueyao watched as her fourth brother tried to take the wool to the embroidery workshop and never entered the house.

It's still cold to talk outside like this, and the snow is getting heavier.

Shen Yueyao said: "Fourth brother, let's put the things in the embroidery workshop warehouse first, so we can go home quickly to warm up."

"Let's go!"

"good."

Shen Shaojing waved his hand, and the man in charge of driving the carriage quickly pulled the carriage and followed his master to the embroidery workshop.

The carriage driver was bought by Shen Shaojing. Shen Shaojing thought he was smart and clever, so he brought him along to teach him and usually asked him to help run errands.

Because they work by his side, he still has to use people he can trust.

When she arrived at the embroidery workshop, Shen Yueyao happened to see Cao Guang and Reg on patrol.

The two people greeted Shen Yueyao respectfully, "Hello, Boss. Do you need our help moving things?"

Ever since the two of them started working with Shen Yueyao and living in the dormitory building in the summer, they have been patrolling the workshop diligently on weekdays to ensure that there are no suspicious people or things around the workshop.

In addition, the two of them are strong. Whenever there is something that needs to be moved, they will rush over to help. They are very considerate.

Anyway, if they can help with some chores, they should do as much as they can.

The truth is, the two of them felt that their employer was in charge of their work and paid them so much salary and bonus every month that they would feel bad if they did less work.

They were truly grateful to their boss. If it weren't for the boss taking them in and helping them, they would have been grateful.

How could they have such a stable life now?

Not to mention that even in such cold weather, they can still live in such warm dormitories, without having to worry about food and clothing, and without having to worry about starving to death or freezing to death due to having no place to live or food to eat in winter.

Shen Yueyao nodded and said, “Well, move the wool in the carriage to the warehouse.”

Cao Guang hurriedly said, "Boss, you and Mr. Shen Si can just rest. We are strong and can move it."

"Yes, yes, sir, it's so cold, please don't catch a cold."

The two men moved quickly and efficiently, moving as soon as they said they would.

The wool wasn't heavy, just a lot, so it was all packed into large sacks and placed on the carriage.

This carriage was specially designed and modified by Shen Yueyao based on the blueprints.

There are four large drum wheels in total, and two horses pulling the cart in front.

By utilizing the principle of leverage, even if the carriage is very large, it is relatively easy to pull it with two horses.

Therefore, this carriage can transport a lot of goods at once, which is much more convenient.

Shen Shaojing now makes a lot of money from running a shop, so he is willing to buy and raise horses.

Otherwise he would not have been willing to buy a carriage.

It is easy to build a carriage, but horses are expensive.

Horses are different from cows. When you buy a horse, it can eat grass and can be fed with simple food.

But horses are different. They are somewhat expensive and need to be fed with special feed, which is also an expense.

Therefore, ordinary people generally cannot afford to buy or use a horse-drawn carriage. At most, they can buy a cow and have an ox cart.

Because ox carts can help pull things during the slack season, and can be used to cultivate land during the busy season to reduce the burden of farming on farmers.

Shen Yueyao looked at all the wool and said happily, "There's quite a lot of wool this time."

Shen Shaojing said: "Sister, your suggestion to build a farm is really helpful."

"When I opened one or two stores before, I didn't feel the difference in ingredients. But as I opened more stores and used more ingredients, I realized it was a huge expense. But now I have my own farm and can get ingredients from the farm, so I can cut costs a lot."

"And sister, this carriage you designed is so convenient for hauling things. It can haul a lot of things at once and can seat many people."

Shen Shaojing liked this big carriage very much.

Otherwise, it would take two trips to transport these things back and forth.

Shen Yueyao said: "As long as it works well."

"My wine jars and wine barrels are all transported here in large carriages like this. Otherwise, the transportation would be much slower if they were transported one by one."

Speaking of this, Shen Shaojing sighed and said, "Sister, the wine provided by your winery is really unique. Merchants traveling from north to south drink the wine from your winery and want to buy more from me. They also want to place bulk orders."

"They all praised the wines highly, saying they had traveled extensively and never tasted wines as mellow and rich as ours."

"Hotpot restaurants have also seen a boost in business thanks to alcohol."

Usually when merchants want to buy wine, Shen Shaojing recommends them to his sister's winery.

The wine in his shop is only for customers to drink and not for sale.

This actually brought a lot of business to my sister's winery.

In fact, he doesn't need to attract business. His sister's winery is now well-known and business is very good.

Even though a new winery has been built, there still seems to be not enough wine to sell.

The main reason is that business is so good. Now there are more merchants coming to their town. Because there is a canal, it is convenient for many merchants to dock at the pier by boat to transport things.

So this time, he obviously found that the town here was much more prosperous, and there were more people coming and going.

Many farmers find it easy to sell their goods by setting up stalls in town.

Shen Yueyao was quite happy to think that everyone liked the wine from the winery.

It takes a lot of money to initially invest in opening a winery, but once it’s actually open, you can make a lot of money quickly.

Shen Yueyao said: “Fourth brother, you can actually find someone to make some exquisite wine glasses. You can use these exquisite wine glasses to drink wine in the store, and it will taste better.”

Shen Yueyao went to a hot pot restaurant and saw that people still drink from bowls.

Shen Shaojing said: "Isn't this because I haven't been busy yet? I have been giving everyone bowls to use."

Shen Yueyao said: "I'm just making a suggestion. If you think it's good, Fourth Brother will use it. If it's not good, Fourth Brother won't use it."

"Hey, sister, look at what you said. Every suggestion you gave me is useful."

The brother and sister talked for a while, moved all the wool into the warehouse, and Shen Yueyao locked the warehouse key.

After these two days of rest, I will teach you how to use needles, combs, twist and wind the yarn into balls, which will make it easier to knit sweaters.

After everything was done, Shen Shaojing asked the horse-driving boy who was following him to go to the guest room in the dormitory to rest, while he followed his sister into the house in the courtyard.

As soon as he entered the house, Shen Shaojing felt a warmth.

"Sister, it's warmer here. The stove is hot."

After Shen Shaojing entered the house, he sat by the stove and warmed himself by the fire. He felt really warm.

Shen Yueyao used an iron hook to open the lid of the stove and added some corn cobs to burn.

"Just light more fires to keep warm."

Shen Yueyao didn't use coal because it was expensive. She had firewood and corn cobs at home, which were just right for burning the stove.

She thought that after she made the ball of yarn, she could sit by the stove and knit a sweater when she had nothing to do in winter.

This way you can get things done and pass the time.

The main reason is that there was no television and no entertainment programs in this era.

Moreover, it snows heavily here easily in winter. When the mountains and roads are blocked by heavy snow, no one goes out.

Shen Yueyao was also thinking that when the twelfth lunar month came, the workshop would be closed early, and everyone would be allowed to come back to work after the Lantern Festival.

Anyway, the workshop business is making a lot of money now.

With this money in her hands, the Su family will not have to worry about the cost of buying a house when they move to the capital.

So we give everyone an early holiday so that everyone can have a good New Year.

The New Year atmosphere is very strong here.

Moreover, there are many things to do before the New Year, and every household has to buy New Year's goods and prepare food.

There is no supermarket here, and when the Chinese New Year approaches, all the shops in the town are closed.

Stores don’t open until after the Lantern Festival, so everyone gets into the habit of buying New Year’s goods before the New Year, buying enough food to last through the winter.

A lot of pasta is also made and used for sacrificial offerings.

During the first month of the lunar year, we also have to visit relatives.

According to the memory in her mind, Shen Yueyao knew that the New Year atmosphere was very strong.

She didn't want to give everyone a holiday so late. If it was just a few days, everyone would be too busy to buy New Year's goods, and there would be no New Year atmosphere.

She really wanted to feel the New Year atmosphere here.

Shen Shaojing didn’t know what his sister was thinking at this moment, he just sighed: “Don’t say it, it’s different when there is a stove at home.”

"Our family's conditions are better this year, and we don't have to endure the cold."

"Sister, every household in the nearby villages of Xinghua Village now has a kang. They all say it's comfortable to sleep on a warm kang. Everyone knows you came up with this idea, and they're all grateful to you. They often speak well of you when they see my parents."

"Mom and Dad are very proud to have you."

Of course, he himself feels very proud to have such a great sister.

Shen Shaojing had said this many times, but he still couldn't help but say it.

Maybe this can express the feeling in my heart.

Shen Yueyao said: "Fourth brother, you are doing very well. You and your sister-in-law are able to run such a successful business and open so many stores. It's amazing."

Not everyone can open a store from the beginning.

Because this is not the age of technology, the fourth brother needs to buy a shop, decorate it, and prepare all kinds of ingredients for the hot pot.

You can’t just buy it, you have to think about it and make arrangements.

Speaking of Ning Mianmian, Shen Shaojing's face was filled with a bright smile. He said, "Sister, when your fourth sister-in-law and I got married, the sets you made for us amazed even the Ning family. Not only were the fabrics, colors, and designs very beautiful, but the folding screen was also embroidered on both sides. Your fourth sister-in-law said that the Ning family had been in the cloth business for so many years, but they had never seen anything so good."

"Your fourth sister-in-law is very happy and grateful to you. Of course, sister, I also want to thank you."

The Ning family was very happy because the betrothal gifts included those things.

He also felt comforted in his heart and could give Mianmian good things.

Chen Yueyao fiddled with the stove to make the fire bigger, and listened to her fourth brother's words and said, "Fourth brother, I was thinking of using this incident to expand the embroidery workshop's business. When you and your fourth sister-in-law get married, you can put those things out. When more people come to see them, many families will get engaged and get married, and they will order these things from my embroidery workshop. With more business, I will naturally make money."

"I have already hired a new group of people in the embroidery workshop. Otherwise, I really would be too busy to handle it."

Shen Shaojing said, "I see that the population of Liuhe Village is really increasing. A lot of houses have been built. The population has doubled, right?"

Shen Yueyao said, "Some people have settled down and built houses in Liuhe Village now that they have money, so the number of people has increased a lot. However, the head of Liuhe Village will also review them. Not everyone can settle down in the village. They have to have good moral character."

"Anyway, there are many people in the village, and the atmosphere is very good. Everyone is honest and helps each other, so there won't be any problems."

Not only did she like such a harmonious atmosphere, but Mrs. Meng also liked it.

The eldest and second child can also enjoy their childhood freely.

There is no need to be forced to learn various rules.

I remember Su Xueyi said that when he was young, he had been studying since he could remember, learning the rules of conduct of the wealthy and powerful, cultivating his character, and regulating his every word and action.

Perhaps it was because of the living habits she developed since childhood, even though she had been exiled for so many years and lived in the countryside for so many years, Su Xueyi still had a cold and self-contained temperament.

Be patient and restrained in everything.

Have good bearing and cultivation.

Even though his predecessor had treated him like that, he was indifferent and restrained, and never said anything else.

When Shen Yueyao thought of how Su Xueyi looked when she first traveled back in time, her eyebrows couldn't help but slightly curved and she smiled.

Su Xueyi is really a great person.

At this moment, Shen Yueyao couldn't help but miss him.

But Su Xueyi is studying abroad, and she probably won’t be back for vacation until before the New Year.

After talking for a while, Shen Shaojing's hands warmed up, and then he took out the banknote and gave it to Shen Yueyao, saying: "Sister, this is the dividend for the past two months, take it."

Shen Yueyao sighed and said, “Fourth brother, there’s really no need.”

Shen Shaojing said: "Sister, I know you have money, but this is a gift from your fourth sister-in-law and me. If you don't accept it, I will feel really bad."

"Even though I'm your brother, if you don't accept me, I won't feel at ease even though I'm running a hot pot restaurant and making money. I don't know how to make hot pot, how to use seasonings, and how to make meatballs and start a farm if you don't teach me."

"Besides, with the hot pot restaurant, your fourth sister-in-law and I have a much easier time. Life is getting better and there are things to do. Every day is more fulfilling and satisfying."

"Also, your fourth sister-in-law's relatives from her natal family can now help with the work. They all have proper jobs to do, and they don't have to work as hard as before."

Not to mention the hot pot restaurant, even the embroidery workshop's fabric business uses fabrics directly provided by the Ning family.

This way they only need to run one line and no longer have to worry about fabric sales.

"We've also opened a hot pot meatball workshop. We supply hot pot meatballs not only to hot pot restaurants but also to the general public. Many merchants come to buy meatballs, and some restaurants have started to offer meatball-related dishes, which are also very good..."

"Besides, I also benefited from my brother-in-law's influence. When your fourth sister-in-law's parents, brothers and sisters learned that your brother-in-law had won the provincial examination, they were all shocked. They kept saying that your fourth sister-in-law marrying me was too high for the Ning family."

"Not really, but I know that I can make the Ning family happy and let Mianmian follow me without worry, and I am happy in my heart too."

"Only when you're really doing business do you understand that you still need the protection of officials. Without the protection of officials above you, your business may not be able to survive."

"Although my brother-in-law is not an official yet, no one dares to look down on him because he passed the imperial examination and ranked first."

Shen Shaojing knew in his heart that businessmen had a low status, and scholars like his brother-in-law were people of high status.

Respected.

At this point, he sighed and said, "Sister, you have good judgment. My brother-in-law is a man of excellent cultivation and knowledge. Even now that he has achieved the highest level of scholarship, he has never discriminated against others and has been very kind to you."

They all saw how good the brother-in-law was to their sister.

The kind of gentle and careful care that goes deep into the bones makes people feel warm just by looking at it.

Anyway, as a brother, he is happy for his sister.

Shen Shaojing persuaded Shen Yueyao to take the banknote.

Actually, we agreed to give her dividends at the beginning, but my sister didn’t want that much.

Helplessly, Shen Shaojing still insisted on giving 20% ​​of the dividends to his sister.

I wanted to give more, but my sister got angry.

Moreover, Shen Yueyao does not want any dividends from the workshop and farm business. At most, she would just take a little from the hot pot restaurant.

Shen Yueyao also understood that if she did not accept it, her fourth brother and sister-in-law might not feel at ease.

She could only keep it for now.

But she understood that she would help her fourth brother and sister-in-law if they needed anything.

Whether it is wine or something produced in the workshop, if Fourth Brother needs it, Shen Yueyao will supply it almost at cost price.

Even so, if you sell at a low price but high volume, you can still make a lot of money.

"By the way, sister, how did you make this stove? I want to install one at home."

Shen Yueyao handed the blueprint to Shen Shaojing and said, "This is the blueprint I drew. Fourth brother, if you want to use it, take it. If the workshop is cold in winter, you can also ask someone to light the stove. But be careful to prevent fire. Make sure someone keeps an eye on the stove to prevent it from burning."

Shen Shaojing nodded, “I understand this.”

After Shen Shaojing looked at the detailed drawings, he understood that this thing could be made in a blacksmith shop.

No matter what my sister draws or designs, she always draws it in great detail, so people can understand it at a glance.

Shen Shaojing also brought toys for Dabao and Erbao, and played with them for a while.

But he didn't see Madam Meng, so Shen Shaojing asked.

Shen Yueyao said: "The old house has also been renovated. The old lady feels that we can't live here forever. Big brother needs to live in the old house. Recently, the old lady has been teaching Daya and Erya the rules, so she teaches them there."

Shen Shaojing was stunned for a moment, "Why do I have to learn the rules?"