Chapter 41: Zhuangzi and the Shop
A month of love passed quickly. The two officially moved into the Jiang Mansion. Jiang Yuyan gave the west wing of the main courtyard to Xiao Yuanyan, and she occupied the east wing. There were four or five small courtyards in the backyard, so Xie Jingyu chose the one closest to the main courtyard, Fenghua Courtyard.
Jiang Yuyan stipulated the financial system, in which she was in charge of the public expenditures, while the rest of the people were responsible for their own courtyards.
After several sincere talks with Jiang Yuyan, Xiao Yuanyan has gotten used to it, but he has no choice because his wife is able to make money and is wealthy.
Xie Jingyu was uncomfortable. How could the Dayue Kingdom still need women to support the family? He didn't say anything in front of the two of them, but he pulled Jiang Yuyan to make a case in private.
Jiang Yuyan blinked and said, "Okay, from now on, my expenses outside will be charged to you?"
Xie Jingyu agreed with a smile, as if he had gotten a great bargain.
Brothers should make clear their accounts, and so should husbands and wives. Jiang Yuyan's jewelry design was recognized by Xie Jingyu, and the two agreed to split the profits 30:70, with Jiang Yuyan taking 30% and Xie Jingyu taking 70%.
Xie Jingyu did not refuse. After all, everything he earned would belong to his wife in the future.
In addition, Xie Jingyu gave her 88 pieces of betrothal gifts, including daily necessities, calligraphy and painting ornaments, gold and silver jewelry, as well as three shops and two farms.
Everything else was dead stuff, only the shop and the farm could generate money. Jiang Yuyan wanted to manage this part.
The shops and farms that Xie Jingyu gave her were all profitable. Jiang Yuyan flipped through the previous account books. Xie Jingyu meant that if she was satisfied, she could just wait for them to send her money every month; if she wanted to do something on her own, she could make new arrangements. After all, it was her own shop, so she wouldn't lose anything.
The next day, Jiang Yuyan took Xiao Yuanyan to inspect the shop.
Two of the shops are located on Guanyue Street, the most prosperous central street in Shangjing City. The two shops are closely adjacent to each other. Although they are not in the center, they still have a large flow of people.
Now one of them is in the restaurant business and the other is in the cloth business.
Jiang Yuyan inspected the street and found that there were many businesses on Guanyue Street and the competition was fierce, so her own shop seemed ordinary.
The owner of the restaurant had received the news long ago. His young mistress was as beautiful as a fairy. As soon as she saw Jiang Yuyan, she knew who the visitor was and gave her an especially warm welcome.
Many guests stared in amazement, whispering to each other.
The owner of this restaurant was named Qian. Jiang Yuyan asked about the restaurant's expenses and profits. The owners were so shocked to see that she could calculate the total bill off the top of her head without even using an abacus that they broke out in a cold sweat. They dared not underestimate her and answered the questions carefully.
Jiang Yuyan found that although there were many people on Guanyue Street, there were more than ten restaurants of all sizes. Jiang Yuyan asked someone to pack up the food from these ten restaurants and found that the dishes were all of the same taste as in Beijing, with little difference.
Without competitive differentiation, how can we accurately differentiate consumer groups? Fortunately, we have the advantage of location, otherwise we don’t know how to make a profit.
Jiang Yuyan felt that since this place had the convenience of traffic, it was not suitable for a private restaurant like "Su Nian Jin Shi". But if he wanted to stand out and make money, he still had to break the old situation and be remembered again.
Jiang Yuyan made a prompt decision and ordered Manager Qian to officially close the business from tomorrow and choose a day to reopen, so as to make time to renovate the restaurant.
Shopkeeper Qian did not dare to disobey and agreed repeatedly.
Jiang Yuyan went to the cloth shop next door. The shopkeeper was surnamed He, and he was honest and kind. When he saw his young mistress coming, he just smiled and agreed.
The cloth shop had average customer traffic and the shop assistants were relatively relaxed. When Jiang Yuyan went there, some of the shop assistants were even taking a nap.
Judging from the account data, this store occupies such a large space and has such a good geographical location, but although it is profitable now, it is not ideal.
Jiang Yuyan looked at the situation and left without saying a word, which made the shopkeeper and his clerk breathe a sigh of relief.
Xiao Yuanyan followed behind and was a little surprised: "Wanwan wants to deal with this store?"
Jiang Yuyan shook her head. She hadn't thought it through yet. "Maybe he wants to sell something different."
There is another shop that is a little off the beaten track, on a street called Sanchi Street in the "outer ring". The shop is rented to a family who do some snack business.
The head of the household seemed honest and dutiful, and he paid the rent on time. Jiang Yuyan didn't want to cut off his livelihood, so she let it go.
While it was still early, the two men rode on horseback with the four shadow guards given by Xie Jingyu to patrol the manor.
One of the manors under her name was called Qiuxia Manor, which was very close to Beijing and had been engaged in the dyeing business, supplying the major cloth workshops in Beijing. This manor covered a large area, and in addition, there were many empty lands and mountains.
When Jiang Yuyan came, she remembered a rumored necessary skill for time travel, which was soap making. Fortunately, she had excellent science grades back then, and vaguely remembered the steps.
She plans to transform this place into a soap-making workshop. She always complains that the soap she uses nowadays doesn't clean her hands cleanly and makes them greasy.
If this is developed, it will definitely be the only hard currency in Shangjing City and even in Dayue Kingdom.
Jiang Yuyan seemed to see gold and silver all over the ground, her eyes sparkling with joy. Xiao Yuanyan knew that she always had many strange and wonderful ideas like a ghost, so he smiled helplessly.
Another one is called Liuyun Manor, located at the foot of Mount Meng on the outskirts of Shangjing. It is actually a hot spring manor with beautiful scenery!
It's winter now, and it's really wonderful to soak in hot springs in the cold winter! I didn't expect that there would be such a enjoyment in ancient times~
Jiang Yuyan was very satisfied with the betrothal gift. She asked the village head to lead the way and wandered around the village for a while!
There are many fruit trees planted all over the mountains in Liuyun Villa. With its back against geothermal hot springs, the fruit-bearing season is particularly long. Now there are still some bright yellow autumn oranges hanging on the branches.
Jiang Yuyan suddenly didn't want to go back, so she sent someone to send a message to Xie Jingyu and instructed Xiao Yuanyan to pick a lot of oranges and send them to the hot spring.
The two of them entered the hot spring in the inner courtyard wearing only their undergarments, while the servants from the outer courtyard brought them wine and food in the form of a wine cup flowing down a stream. Eating and drinking while soaking in the hot spring was really comfortable!
Perhaps because the taste of the hot springs was so wonderful, Jiang Yuyan's original farm stay plan was rejected by herself, so she decided to keep it for herself!
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