Chapter 641 Business Opportunities That Can Guarantee Hundred Years of Wealth
Another day passed in a blink of an eye, and the Dragon Boat Festival finally arrived.
Early in the morning, when the little fat girl was still sleeping soundly, Fengshi "stole" her little wrist out of the quilt and quietly put a pair of colorful ropes on her.
Then it was Fengjing, Fengmiao, Chun Ge'er, and Dong Ge'er. During these days, no one could think of going out bare-handed.
In the customs of the north, in addition to eating rice dumplings, wearing colorful ropes is the most important thing to do during the Dragon Boat Festival.
Wear them in the morning before the sun is seen.
Wait until a few days later, when the first rain falls, then take them off and throw them into the rain to flow away. Legend has it that it can take away the bad luck of the year.
When the little Nuobao woke up, he saw that there was a colorful braided rope on his wrists and ankles.
This colorful rope is made of five kinds of silk threads, red, green, white, yellow and black, twisted into a twist, and a chalcedony bead is tied at the bottom. It is quite interesting to wear it on the body. The little guy is very satisfied, and he went to wash his face while shaking his wrist.
Soon, it was time for breakfast, needless to say.
Zongzi must be the protagonist of today.
Xiao Nuobao is indeed a meat-loving devil. When the whole family ate sweet zongzi, she was the only one who picked a big meat zongzi. She chewed it until her mouth was fragrant, and she grinned at Feng.
Feng couldn't stand the taste, so she hid back and said, "Don't think that meat zongzi is new, but we northerners are not used to it. We still have to eat white zongzi dipped in sugar."
"Thanks to Nuobao and Madam Zheng for loving it, otherwise I would have made half a pot, but it would have been wasted." Li Qiqiao was helpless. It seems that cooking in a trendy way is not a good thing.
After the family had breakfast, Sun Chunxue and Li Qiqiao took out the sachets and gave them to their respective men. There were also moxa leaf patterns embroidered on them.
Li Qiqiao had exquisite craftsmanship and the sachets she embroidered were flawless.
But Sun Chunxue was in a dilemma. She had embroidered several of them and the stitches were still crooked.
She put them on the table and looked at Fengnian embarrassedly, "Look, compared with my brother and sister-in-law's, mine should be thrown away."
But Jiang Fengnian didn't mind it. He took it and tied it around his waist, and even took off the original white jade pendant.
"This sachet is for good luck. Anyway, you only wear it for a few days. As long as it is embroidered by your own family, it is more precious than anything else." He said, smiling with white teeth.
It can be seen that the couple did not have any rift because of the Li family's affairs.
Feng was also happy from the bottom of her heart, sitting next to him with her eyes narrowed.
At this time, Feng Miao really couldn't help it, and pulled Feng Jing and coughed, then his voice became rough, and he began to imitate his elder brother and elder sister-in-law.
"Oh, the thought is more important than anything else, I just want the ugly sachet made by my wife!" Feng Miao frowned.
Although Feng Jing was more upright, he also imitated his elder sister-in-law, covering his face and stamping his feet.
Pretending to be shy.
Seeing this, the whole family laughed, and the little fat girl was shaking with baby fat, her chubby little body swaying from side to side, laughing like a big caterpillar.
Sun Chunxue blushed with anger, but it was inconvenient to chase and hit her because she was holding her body.
So Jiang Fengnian rolled up his sleeves and glared at his two younger brothers, "Come on, come on, you two, learn it again. I didn't see it clearly, so do it again under my nose! See if I can give each of you a big bag!"
In the yard, the two boys had already run away and hid behind Madam Zheng.
The four of them circled around the big water pond, and those who didn't know would think they were playing the game of eagle catching chicken.
In the house, after Feng had laughed enough, she thought of serious matters.
Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, the Jiang family is going to celebrate the festival, and they can't forget about the place on the farm.
So she asked Jiang Fenghu to run an errand, "Second brother, pack the three big pots of rice dumplings on the kitchen counter and send them to Xiaoliu Village."
"There is one pot left, so leave it to your eldest brother. He has to go to the Charity Bureau in the morning to accompany the children there."
"Go get some more silver and exchange it for some copper plates. Give each person in the village a hundred coins as a holiday gift from our family." Feng was thoughtful and would not let everyone down. Jiang Fenghu
was quick and efficient. He took the rice dumplings and silver and rushed to Xiaoliu Village.
When they learned that the holiday gifts were being distributed, they dropped their hoes and ran over happily to receive them.
These pots of rice dumplings were red date rice dumplings, but the rice inside was a mixture of glutinous rice and green rice.
The glutinous rice is milky white, the green rice is verdant, and the large red dates are mixed together, red, white and green, it's so beautiful!
The people of Beihe County have never heard of green rice, let alone seen it.
Now, looking at these clear and shiny rice grains, their eyes almost fell into the rice dumplings, they were so curious!
"This... is this rice? At first glance, I thought it was broken jade!" Da Wen's eyes widened.
Xiao Wu swallowed his saliva, "Why is there rice of this color? Is it so expensive that I can't bear to eat it!"
Jiang Fenghu patted the brothers on the head and said with a smile, "You must be stunned, but I have good news for you. A lot of the rice we grow in Xiaoliu Village is this green-stemmed rice. When the autumn harvest comes, you can all eat it!"
When everyone heard this, they were so happy.
They couldn't help but look at the field, with curiosity and expectation in their eyes, as if they were not looking at the crops, but at the children who were about to be conceived.
Even so, everyone was reluctant to eat the zongzi immediately after getting it.
After returning home, they put it on the table, and just looking at it made people feel good.
Several children couldn't help but be greedy, lying behind the door, and when they saw the adults at home went out, they quickly slipped into the house and took one.
Needless to say, the mouths were satisfied, but the butts were in trouble, and they had to eat a meal of fried meat with shoe soles.
But this zongzi is exquisite and rare, and even if the children don't want their butts, they still have to satisfy their mouths!
Soon, Fenghu had distributed all the copper coins and was about to go home.
At this time, Dawen and Xiaowu caught up with Fenghu and talked about another thing.
"Boss." Dawen rubbed his hands and said shyly, "Now that the spring planting is done, the fields are not so busy, so my brother and I want to do some odd jobs in the city, and we want to let your family know first."
Xiaowu also said, "Boss, don't worry, even if we go out to work, we promise that we won't delay the land on our farm!"
Jiang Fenghu thought it was a big deal at first.
After hearing it, he couldn't help but wave his hands and smile.
"What you want to do outside is your own business. You don't need to ask for our opinion. After all, you are different from ordinary tenants. My family doesn't care about these things."
Dawen and Xiaowu's eyes lit up, and the two brothers nodded vigorously, "Thank you, boss, we are relieved."
However, Jiang Fenghu thought about it and was a little confused, "You have land to rely on, so there is no need to go out to work odd jobs. Otherwise, you have to take care of the crops and do work outside. You will be exhausted." Dawen
said softly, "Thank you for your concern, boss, but don't worry , we two brothers can carve things and have good knife skills, so we don’t go out to work hard, we just want to take some odd jobs to make some pocket money. "
Xiao Wu talks more, and at this time he muttered, "Well, like carving small ornaments, or someone’s family setting up a banquet, we can also show off our knife skills and make some exquisite cold dishes. There is no such thing as too much money, and every extra cent is a cent." Although
he said so, Feng Hu also knew the market. Most of those who took odd jobs like this would be severely ripped off, and at most they could earn hard-earned money.
He had seen Da Wen and Xiao Wu carving a "radish pig" for his sister, and knew that their craftsmanship was very good, even compared with the masters of big restaurants, they were not inferior.
If they can only earn a little money, it would be a bit unfair to them.
Fenghu patted their shoulders and said, "Okay, you two have your own ideas, then go for it, but I will try my best to see if I can find some place for you to use your talents."
The two brothers were very happy to hear that.
Xiaowu said, "It would be great if we could! Besides, we villagers have all suffered a lot, and we don't want to be idle at all. We all want to earn more while we can move, so that we can have someone to rely on when we are old. After all, our bodies are not as good as ordinary people."
As he said that, he touched his left face. The scar on it where he lost his ear is still shocking.
Jiang Fenghu felt a pain in his heart, and felt that it was not easy for them, so he took this
matter to heart. When he returned, he would tell his family about it.
Feng and his family were also thinking that if there was some leisure work that the farmers could do for a while when they were free, that would be great.
Little Nuobao was listening silently at the side, and of course she wanted to help.
But before her little head could start to think, she saw a familiar and graceful figure entering the yard.
"Ah, Grandma Xiao! When did you come back? Come and hug me~"
Little Nuobao's eyes lit up, and he quickly straightened his short legs and flew out, and buried his head in Grandma Xiao's arms, acting coquettishly and affectionately, like a little kitten.
Grandma Xiao had just returned from Bohai City, and she was in great spirits.
She smiled and picked up the little girl, rubbing her face against hers, cherishing her like a dear child.
"You missed Grandma Xiao, right? Hey, Fatty, you look a little thinner, but I'm not here. No one to share snacks with you?"
At this time, Feng and Li Qiqiao also put down their conversations and hurried out to greet them.
"Grandma Xiao is back? You don't know that Nuobao has been thinking about you these days."
"By the way, how was the trip? Was Bohai City fun? Did you eat seafood and see the sea?" Feng asked with a smile on her face.
Li Qiqiao also shook hands with Madam Xiao, and the two of them huddled together, whispering something, like close friends.
Since the department store opened, Grandma Xiao was completely relieved, knowing that she had made the right choice of apprentice.
Now, she no longer has to work hard for the family business like before. She
only needs to be a hands-off manager, collect a mountain of dividends, and enjoy a good life.
So, some time ago, she took her daughter-in-law out for a trip, hoping to make her old age colorful.
They went to Jiaodong first, and then to Bocheng. During the trip, they did not forget to send a letter to Xiao Pangya to let her know that she was safe.
Now that they have just returned to Beijing, the Xiao family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law rushed to the Jiang family first.
Talking about the trip to Bohai City, old lady Xiao held the little fat girl in her arms and walked into the house, gesticulating excitedly, "Although Bohai City and Jiaodong are very similar, they are interesting in their own way. You haven't seen the seafood there, which is everywhere."
"Shrimps, big flying crabs, sea urchins, fat yellow meat, Wanrou and I once carried a sack full of it and went home to cook several pots. We burped every time we ate it for a few days."
Hearing this, the little Nuobao couldn't help smacking his mouth and began to drool like crazy.
She hurriedly hugged Grandma Xiao's neck and said coquettishly, "Grandma Xiao, next time you go, you must bring Nuobao with you. I will help you eat together. Not to mention one sack, even if there are two sacks of seafood, we can finish them!"
Grandma Xiao laughed, pinched her face and said lovingly, "Okay, okay, I'll take you there next time."
"By the way, there is another scenic spot in Bohai City. There are many sika deer. They love to stroll around the streets. The antlers are shiny and bright. They specifically butt old men passing by, but not children. When Grandma Xiao takes you there, we'll take some snacks and feed the deer together." Little Nuobao's eyes
were almost curved into crescents. He couldn't imagine that sika deer could go out on the street and walk with people. What a scene that would be!
Soon after everyone sat down, they talked about some interesting stories in Beijing when the Xiao family was away.
Old Mrs. Xiao also brought a gift for Nuobao, and handed over a large package from her bag.
Little Nuobao opened it excitedly and saw that it contained a lot of grilled squid shreds, grilled fish slices, spicy fish skin, crab meat peanuts, etc.
In addition, there were several strings of bracelets made of shells and small conchs.
The shells were pink and white like cherry blossoms, and the conchs were deep purple like gems. At first glance, I thought they were some precious jade. They made a jingling sound when worn, which was very eye-catching.
As for the conchs as big as forearms, Mrs. Xiao also bought two. They were light white with pink edges, like a horn. When you put it next to your ear, you can hear the whirring sound.
"Local fishermen say it's the sound of the sea breeze. In my opinion, we sell it to people who have never seen the sea, just to give them a new experience." Mrs. Xiao said with a smile.
Xiao Nuobao raised his head in surprise. Now he had a toy and kept putting it next to his ear to listen.
Feng Miao heard that the master was coming, and he also jumped over.
"Master, you're back. That's great. I missed you so much. I have a few ideas for the department store to tell you."
Everyone talked a few more words, and Mrs. Xiao drank a sip of tea. At this time, her eyes moved, and she was about to talk about business.
"Originally, my mother-in-law and I wanted to stay in Bohai City for a few more days, but we met a few foreigners at the inn, so we decided to come back early."
"Feng Miao." After saying that, Mrs. Xiao looked up at him, "Master wants to tell you something, do you want to go to the customs market with Master again, let's go on a business trip, bring back a large batch of goods, and make a lot of money?"
Feng Miao was playing with shells with her sister, and was stunned when she heard it.
"Master... why do you want to go on a business trip again?"
Feng was also surprised, "Yes, Mrs. Xiao, although the items in the customs market make money, they are nothing compared to our department stores. You are old, why bother to go there again."
Now, all the merchants in the department stores are full.
Whether it was the rent from other businesses or the turnover from the Jiang family's own shop, they were already making enough money to make them happy.
Old Mrs. Xiao was not a greedy person, and she was happy to make money easily.
However, this time, the few foreigners she met in Bohai City made her see an opportunity that others could hardly notice.
Old Mrs. Xiao sat up straight. "Originally, I was too lazy to go to the customs market again. Not only is the journey tiring, but there are also some risks."
"However." She moistened her throat with tea and then said, "A few days ago, Wanrou and I took some items from the outside of the Great Wall to entertain the son of the innkeeper. Several foreign merchants who lived with us took a liking to our goods at first sight." "
After asking, I learned that they came from Southeast Asia. Our customs market is in the northwest, and it is difficult for them to go back and forth, so they wanted to buy goods from us."
"Just for the deposit, they are willing to pay 20,000 taels."
"The most important thing is that they come from different countries, and some of them are royal family members." Old Madam Xiao's eyes were shining.
However, the goods from the outside of the Great Wall in the department store have been sold out.
Other merchants in Beijing also have very little stock.
Fashionable things come and go, and after these few months, the people in the capital no longer find things from outside the Great Wall new and fresh, so the desire to go out to do business is not very strong.
However, the foreigners met in Bohai City made Mrs. Xiao see different business opportunities.
No matter how big the market of Nanji is, it is limited, and there are many people to share it.
But if overseas markets can be opened up, coupled with the existing department stores, then the Jiang family and the Xiao family can enjoy endless wealth for generations!
Jiang Fengmiao lowered his head, and when he heard that his master wanted to take this opportunity to create an overseas market, his eyes lit up instantly!
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