Chapter 355 New Shop

Lu Qiniang wanted to say something, but in the end she said nothing.

She felt that she was useless and could not help Daya.

Sensing her frustration, Xiao Yan put his arm around her shoulders.

There are eight out of ten things in life that are not satisfactory, but this one is too heavy, making people feel suffocated.

Xiao Yan's feelings were deeper than Lu Qinniang's.

Because Daya told him privately that she was actually ready to serve the prince.

If things really develop to that point, I hope Xiao Yan can help stabilize Jiang Xuan and Lu Qiniang.

The girl, who was only two months away from turning fifteen, had cold eyes and a voice as clear as running water.

"Dad, as long as I don't care, it doesn't matter. I won't commit suicide just because he took advantage of me, nor will I consider myself his."

"If it's within my ability, I will make him pay the price. If the situation is stronger than me, I will make myself live more comfortably. Life is a long journey, and I can always achieve what I want to do!"

How could I not care?

She is still a little girl.

When Xiao Yan thought about this, his heart was broken.

He hated his own incompetence even more than Lu Qinniang did.

If it really came to that, Xiao Yan felt that it would be difficult for him to proceed step by step, and he would definitely kill the prince.

Definitely!

"Then how can she see the prince?" Lu Qiniang suddenly asked.

You can’t enter the East Palace.

"Five days from now will be the anniversary of the late queen's death. Every year on this day, the prince would go to Puzhao Temple to burn incense, where an eternal lamp is enshrined in her memory."

"Then can I go with Daya?" Lu Qiniang asked softly, "I'm worried."

"She wants to go by herself." Xiao Yan said, "Qi Niang, you must trust Zhao Zhao."

"oh."

After Lu Qiniang knew about this, she became a little worried.

But Daya seemed calm and composed. She took the children to study and play in the school every day, and discussed with Lu Qiniang which craftsmen to find to teach the girls skills.

There are so many things to do in the 360 ​​professions, but they are usually only passed down to family members.

If you want help, it will cost a lot of money.

Lu Qiniang was very familiar with the various trades in the market. She counted on her fingers and said to her, "There are so many, but we have to choose trades suitable for girls. For example, cooking, weaving, cutting, and embroidery, painting, dyeing, making paper-making, making clay figurines, and blowing sugar figurines... Didn't Old Hu say that we can teach girls to identify medicinal herbs..."

Daya looked at her with a smile.

"There are many more," Lu Qiniang said. "I was thinking, for example, learning cooking and tailoring, both of which require a lot of effort and are lifelong skills. But you said, picking herbs or something, you can learn it on the side, just in case it comes in handy in the future? It's always good to have many skills, right?"

"Yes, mother, you are right." Daya said, "It is easy to find teachers who are good at cooking and embroidery. The other things require more time to find. If you have a suitable person, please recommend one to me."

"Okay." Lu Qiniang said, "I remember Madam Shi Ping. Her family used to make paper-cutting ceremonies. I'll ask her later. She's a very honest person. She becomes speechless when surrounded by people."

The so-called Zhacai is the decoration placed at the door of weddings and funerals.

Sometimes it is also used when a store opens.

This business has a relatively high threshold, but it is not high and is enough to make a living.

Lu Qiniang didn't think about making the school grand or fancy, her main purpose was to teach girls how to make a living.

It is not to raise the upper limit of their lives, but to provide a bottom line for their lives.

If one day they are abandoned by men and not accepted by their families, they still have the ability to make a living.

Daya is very optimistic about this because many people are superstitious, especially when it comes to funerals.

But when people have no food to eat, they have to go to this kind of road where few people travel to find a bowl of rice.

"Mom, just help me hire someone and I will take care of her." Daya said.

"That's fine, no big deal. Her family doesn't do this anymore, so let her teach others and earn some extra money."

Lu Qiniang wanted to talk to Daya about the prince, but she finally held back.

Daya is a person with a heavy heart.

Let her know that I am worried about her and add another burden to her.

"Oh, by the way, Mom, Dad told me he wants to buy another shop." Daya continued, "When are you free? Let's go check out the shop."

"Your father mentioned it to me, but I forgot."

This is Xiao Yan's fault.

How could she remember if I mentioned these things to her when they were just chatting?

Just having fun.

Ever since she unlocked the secrets of sexual relations between men and women, Lu Qiniang no longer calls men lustful.

She herself is also quite lustful.

So she had to tell Xiao Yan that kind of thing, don't tell her anything else, she won't be able to remember it.

"Are you going to sell some local produce?" Lu Qiniang asked.

She vaguely remembered that Xiao Yan talked a lot.

The general meaning is that they are close to the canal, so cargo transportation is convenient and they can access a lot of goods traveling back and forth from the south to the north.

Grocery stores can no longer be opened at the docks.

It should be opened in a prosperous area of ​​Beijing.

"Yeah." Daya smiled gently, "That's what Dad said."

"We can't afford a shop in a prosperous area!" Lu Qiniang said, "Our shop costs three thousand taels. How much more expensive would a shop in a prosperous area be?"

"Mom, we won't buy it. We don't have enough money right now. Let's rent it first." Daya said.

"How much silver is that?"

"A shop as big as ours, in a location where every inch of land is worth a fortune, would cost a thousand taels a year in rent."

"Why don't you just go and rob it!" Lu Qiniang was shocked.

One thousand taels of silver, just lying at home, she also wants such a life.

"If you buy it yourself, it will cost 20,000 taels of silver."

Lu Qiniang: "...Did all these people's money come from the wind?"

This was a world she couldn't imagine.

"The two shops the middleman introduced to me are both owned by wealthy families," Daya said with a smile. "There are so many high-ranking officials in the capital that I can't even count them all."

"That's right. It's only one thousand taels of silver," Lu Qiniang calculated in her mind. "I owe three taels of silver the moment I open my eyes. Not to mention I have to hire people and so on. How much do I have to sell to make the money back?"

She couldn't sleep just thinking about it.

"Mom, rouge and powder from Jinling, dried longan from southern Fujian, dried shrimp from Jiaodong, handkerchiefs from Songjiang Prefecture... I picked a few items and inquired about the prices in their place of origin and the prices sold in Beijing. At least quadrupling the price is the minimum."

“Such a huge profit?”

"Yes. This shop will not lose money, provided that you find a good manager."

"Can't you do it?" Lu Qiniang blindly worshipped Daya and thought she could do anything.

Daya chuckled and shook her head, "Mom, I'm just a kid, and I don't have much experience. A truly good shopkeeper is truly amazing."

It is important for people to know themselves.

"Where can we find the head manager?" Lu Qiniang was in a dilemma.