Having figured this out, Xu Di smiled and said, "Aunties, it's my duty to help you. How about this, since we're all here tonight, tell me about the situation of the shops and estates you have, and I'll think about what to do next."
Ning and her three sisters-in-law looked at each other, and they all saw excitement in each other's eyes.
Forget about drinking and eating, the four of them gave Xu Di a brief introduction to the shops and estates they owned.
The Ning family owned a tea shop, the Yao family owned a pastry shop, the Chen family owned a dried fruit shop, and the Chen family owned a writing brush and ink shop. As for the estates, they were all small estates ranging from thirty to fifty mu in the suburbs of the capital. These were all the original properties of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion. The old lady took them from the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion to the Yongning Marquis's Mansion. After the old lady returned the imperial edict to the emperor, she took all the property that her father and brothers had acquired back then, along with some of the personal guards and servants who had followed the old Yongyi Marquis and their descendants. The old lady arranged for all these people to live in the shops and estates so that they would have a place to eat. The only thing the old lady left for her second uncle's family was the original Yongyi Marquis's Mansion.
After hearing this, Xu Di began to think about how to help expand the business of the shop.
For Daliang, the most attention-grabbing events right now are the upcoming provincial examination and the palace examination next spring. The capital city is currently experiencing a surge in visitors because of these two examinations, and if they want to make money, they have to capitalize on these opportunities.
Xu Di said, "Next year is the year of the Grand Competition, which is a good time to make money. How about this, it's too late now, I'll go back and think about it carefully and write a plan for all of you aunts and uncles. Then you can take the plan I wrote to the shopkeeper and discuss it with him. If it's feasible, then let the shopkeeper do it for you. What do you aunts and uncles think?"
Ning looked at her three sisters-in-law, nodded, and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Di-ge'er. Come, thank you, Auntie."
Xu Di quickly took the cup in front of him and said, "Aunt, this is what I should do, this is what I should do."
They ate their meal until the moon was high in the sky. Zhang Zhaoci was a little tipsy and, supported by Qingmiao and Qingsui, stumbled back to his courtyard with Xu Di carrying a lantern to light the way.
The old lady naturally knew what had happened that night. After Shen Mama helped her wash up and sit on the bed, the old lady said to Shen Mama, "Look, my idea is still the best. Let them invite Zhao Ci and Di Ge'er to dinner and beg Di Ge'er for help."
Granny Shen smiled and said, "Nothing can escape the old lady's calculations."
The old lady waved her hand and said with a smile, "This is not something I planned. It's their own choice. Alas, I have no more desires. I just want my children and grandchildren to live a good life. People are afraid of being idle. When you're idle, trouble is likely to arise. It's good to keep them busy."
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