Chapter 29 Shop
The next day, Liu sent someone to her dowry farm and called for Manager Liu.
This steward Liu is named Liu Tao, a servant of the Liu family. He came to the Yuan family with Liu and later married Biling, the maidservant of Liu.
In recent years, Liu Tao and Biling have lived in the farm and have been helping Liu manage the Liu family's shops and farm in Beijing.
"Madam! Second Miss!" Liu Tao bowed respectfully to Liu and Yuan Ziyu.
"Manager Liu, how are the three shops in the capital now?" It has been more than a month since they came back, and due to various things and Yuan Ziyu's illness, Liu has not had time to inquire about the affairs of the shops!
"Madam!" Liu Tao took out a list from his pocket and handed it to Liu. "All three shops are now rented out, and the tenants have all paid their rent on time, so the profits are stable. Furthermore, last year's weather was favorable, and the farm's output was also good. This list contains various gifts for the mansion. I had originally intended to deliver them tomorrow, but I haven't sorted them out yet. I'll personally escort them here tomorrow."
Yuan Ziyu took a look at the list in Liu's hand and saw that there were quite a lot of things on the list, including hundreds of kilograms of bacon, dozens of pheasants and rabbits, dozens of black carp and black fish, more than a dozen baskets of chicken and duck eggs, smoked ducks, various pickled meats, mushrooms, fruits, and more than a hundred kilograms of various dried vegetables, etc.
Yuan Ziyu couldn't help but feel moved when he saw it. The village was next to the mountain, so he could go and have a look someday.
Liu Tao pulled out a long, flat mahogany box from his bosom and handed it to Liu. "Madam, last year's output from our farm plus the rent from the shop totaled 13,568 taels of silver. It's all here!"
Liu took the box and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work!"
Then he took out five silver notes worth one hundred taels from the mahogany box and said to Liu Tao, "Here are five hundred taels of silver. You and Biling will each get fifty taels. As for the remaining four hundred taels, you can divide it among the farmhands and tenants. Just consider it a bonus for your hard work this year."
Liu Tao's face was filled with joy as he quickly thanked her, "Thank you, Madam!"
There are now forty or fifty tenant households on the farm. In this way, each household can get nearly ten taels of silver in dividends, which is enough for a prosperous year!
Liu handed the mahogany box to Gui Mama and asked, "Manager Liu, I want to take back one of the three shops in the capital and turn it into a pastry shop. Which one is the most suitable?"
Liu Tao thought for a moment and said, "I think the location of the shop on Chongping Street is very suitable. It faces the street and is on the main street. I think it would be suitable for a pastry shop. However, the rent for that shop has already been paid until May. If I want to take the shop back, I'm afraid it will take some effort."
Liu thought for a moment and said, "Then you should talk to the person who rented the shop first and ask him to give him some time to find a new location. As for the rent, return the rent for the past few months this year and give him one month's rent as an extra payment. Just a little bit. After the first month of the year, the shop needs to be cleaned up and taken back."
"Yes, ma'am, I'll be there in a moment!" Liu Tao responded quickly!
"Okay, I have nothing else to do here, so you go and handle this matter!" Liu said!
Just as Liu Tao was about to respond, he heard Yuan Ziyu say, "Mom, I'll go with Manager Liu. We can check out the shop as well!"
Liu thought for a moment and said, "Then go. However, you can't leave the house again after you come back today. You will be thirty in a few days."
Yuan Ziyou quickly responded, "Yes, mother!"
Liu smiled and said to Liu Tao, "To be honest, this shop is for You'er to practice. When the shop is ready, we'll need the people you can transfer from the farm to work in it!"
"Yes, madam, I understand!" Liu Tao didn't expect that this shop would be used by Yuan Ziyu. Although he was surprised that the second girl wanted to run a shop at such a young age, he didn't show anything on his face!
At one point, Yuan Ziyu changed into his going-out clothes, and took Qingying with him, and followed Liu Tao to Chongping Street.
Chongping Street is located in the west of the capital and is also extremely prosperous!
After about a quarter of an hour's journey, the carriage stopped in front of a shop on Chongping Street!
This shop is a teahouse. Because there are so many people coming out to buy New Year's goods before the New Year, many people would come here to drink some tea and rest. For a while, the whole shop was crowded. Some people couldn't find a seat, so they bought tea and stood at the door of the shop to drink it.
Liu Tao said to Yuan Ziyu, "Second Miss, there are too many people in this shop right now. Why don't you rest in the carriage for a while and then go in when the crowd is less?"
Liu Tao was really afraid that so many people would disturb Yuan Ziyu!
Yuan Ziyu looked at the shop, a dark glint flashed in his eyes, and he said to Liu Tao with a smile: "I won't go in, you go in and do your business, Qingying and I will just wait in the carriage for a while!"
After hearing this, Liu Tao hurriedly asked Qingying to take good care of Yuan Ziyu, and asked the coachman to take good care of the horses, then went into the shop.
Qingying asked, "Second Miss, won't you go in and take a look?"
"Let's not go today!" Yuan Ziyou shook his head: "Just knowing the general location is enough. The shop can't be moved anyway, so it's the same if we come back and look at it later!"
As he spoke, Yuan Ziyu looked at the teahouse thoughtfully!
If she remembered correctly, the owner of this shop in her previous life was her second aunt's nephew.
But, this is not right. This is clearly my mother's dowry shop. How did it fall into the hands of my second aunt's nephew? If this shop fell into the hands of my second aunt's nephew, then the other two shops must not have been in my mother's hands in her previous life!
If so, she would understand why she didn't know about the existence of her mother's dowry shop in her previous life.
But what exactly happened that made my mother change hands of the dowry shop?
Yuan Ziyu frowned slightly and stared at the shop in a daze!
Seeing that Yuan Ziyu didn't say anything, Qingying also remained silent and just pulled down the warm curtains of the carriage to prevent the wind from coming in through the gaps in the curtains.
About a quarter of an hour later, Liu Tao came out of the shop.
"Manager Liu, have you reached an agreement?" Yuan Ziyu asked.
Liu Tao smiled and said, "Second Miss, we've agreed. If everything goes well, we'll probably be able to take back the shop before the end of the first month!"
Yuan Ziyou smiled and said, "That's great. Then, Manager Liu, please look for a shop manager and shop assistants in the manor during this time!"
"Yes!" Liu Tao quickly responded, and then asked, "Second Miss, do you want to start looking for the chef who makes snacks in that shop now?"
Yuan Ziyou shook his head: "No, I have my own plans. Just find a few kitchen helpers, a few women who are clean and skillful."
"Yes!" Liu Tao responded quickly!
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