Chapter 70 Shop



Liu Tangxi's original idea was to contact the seller, pick the fruits and sell them for money.

However, Manager Zhang raised a question: "We have a fruit shop in our mansion, why should we give up the profit to others?"

After hearing this, Liu Tangxi was stunned.

Yes, she is no longer the poor girl she used to be. She has powerful and wealthy parents at home.

Looking back, Liu Tangxi went to ask about the scale of the Yin family's shop.

"There is indeed one in the Marquis's Mansion, but this manor is yours. You don't have to sell in the shops in our mansion. There are more than ten shops in your dowry list. If you want to sell fruit, just change it. Why bother?"

After hearing these words, Liu Tangxi felt deeply his own insignificance and poverty.

Yes, so many shops belong to her, what can she do?

However, those shops originally sold goods, so it would not be a good idea for her to simply convert them into fruit shops.

Liu Tangxi expressed his concerns.

"Mother, the shopkeepers should be doing business now, right? If my daughter changes, wouldn't that be bad?"

Hearing her daughter say this, Yin smiled.

"It's fine to change it. Not many of those shops make money. Only a jewelry shop can make over a thousand taels of silver a year, and the spice and tea shops can make seven or eight hundred taels each. The others, such as wine shops and dried fruit shops, only make about a thousand taels a year from those five or six shops. If it's not our own shop, it's not even enough to pay the rent."

Although Liu Tangxi didn't know much about making money and doing business, just by listening to Yin's words, he felt that it was very unreasonable and painful.

Since it’s not even enough to pay the rent, just rent it out and earn some rent.

Thinking of this, Liu Tangxi couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you rent it out?"

Hearing this, Yin looked at Nanny Shao, and they both laughed.

Then, Yin said casually, "It's just a few thousand taels of silver a year, and we don't need that little money. Why bother with it? We don't want others to laugh at us for being too poor and having to rent out shops, or for being bad at business."

Madam Shao also said, "That's right. Neither the Madam nor our mansion is short of this little money. If we lose face because of this, that would be the worst option."

Liu Tangxi swallowed his saliva, really not understanding the life of rich people.

Thinking about how she was still worrying about a few cents a few months ago, she really felt that life was full of drama.

However, Yin didn't care; she cared.

If you can make more money, why not?

If Liu Luan becomes the queen and looks down on them in the future, at least they have enough money in their hands, which is better than being penniless.

Yin patted her daughter's hand and said to Madam Shao with a smile, "Yunniang, go get the box from my room."

"Yes, ma'am." Madam Shao agreed with a smile.

After a while, Madam Shao came out and sent all the servants out.

Yin opened the box and pushed it to Liu Tangxi.

"When I sent Doctor Fan back to the capital a few days ago, I asked Yunniang to go back to the mansion and bring you the house deed, land deed, and banknotes. I was thinking of giving them to you in a few days, and today I just happened to mention it. Now, keep them for yourself. As for the land in the mansion, I will discuss it with your father after I return to the mansion."

On the way back to his own courtyard, Liu Tangxi felt that the box in his hand weighed a thousand pounds.

This was something that Yin gave to her daughter to keep her safe, and she must not let her down.

After returning, Liu Tangxi took a careful look at the shop inside.

Since arriving in the capital, she had not been to any other place except going out with Wei Hanzhou to eat wontons once, going shopping for vegetables with Mrs. Chen, and going to the Wenchang Marquis Mansion alone.

The original owner's memory was rather vague, only remembering some high-end restaurants and clothing shops.

Therefore, Liu Tangxi found it difficult to judge the location when looking at the location marked on the shop.

However, after flipping through the account books and seeing that these shops only made a few hundred taels of profit a year, Liu Tangxi felt the pain.

She is not a person who is obsessed with things, but once she decides to do something, she will understand it clearly and try her best to do it well.

Besides, she hadn't seen Wei Hanzhou for several days and missed him a little.

I don’t know what he has been busy with recently and why he hasn’t come to see her.

She wasn't worried about Wei Hanzhou messing around outside. After all, Wei Hanzhou had no emotional line in the book and was like a revenge machine.

But she felt that Wei Hanzhou was obsessed with studying and working, and might have forgotten about her long ago because he was so busy with his work.

So, that afternoon, Liu Tangxi made some cakes and took a carriage back to the capital.

The farm in the suburbs was very close to the capital city. It took only a quarter of an hour for the carriage to reach the city gate.

At this time, Dongsheng asked, "Miss, shall we go to the shop first or to see the aunt?"

"Let's go check out the shop first." Liu Tangxi said.

It’s not that the shop is more important than Wei Hanzhou, the main reason is that it is still early now and it is still too early for Wei Hanzhou to disperse.

"Okay, then let's go to the tea shop and the calligraphy and painting shop on Boxue Street first?" Dongsheng asked again.

Liu Tangxi didn't know the exact location of any of these ten shops. Although there were some shops she wanted to visit, today she planned to look at all of them before making any plans.

So, after Dongsheng said this, Liu Tangxi nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Dongsheng drove the carriage towards Boxue Street.

The two shops on Boxue Street are located in an average location. The tea shop is larger, while the ink shop is smaller. It was afternoon, the hottest time of the day, and there were only a few customers in the shop.

After looking inside for a while, Liu Tangxi left in the carriage without revealing his identity.

Then they went to several shops on Yunxia Street.

The residents near Yunxia Street are obviously worse off than those on Boxue Street. There are mostly old houses nearby, and the residents coming and going wear ordinary cotton clothes.

Of course, those who can afford to buy a house in Beijing are not poor.

Although this is where the less wealthy families in the capital live, these people are at least richer than the wealthy families in the county towns.

Looking at the things sold on Yunxia Street, Liu Tangxi understood why the profit of this cloth shop was so poor.

The cloth here is not ordinary cloth, most of it is silk and satin.

It would be strange if you could make good money by selling clothes worn by rich people among a crowd of poor people.

After reading it, Liu Tangxi was very puzzled and asked the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, why are you selling silk and satin here? The residents nearby may not be able to afford it."

The shopkeeper knew at a glance that Liu Tangxi was of high status, and said very respectfully, "Miss, you don't know, our shop has been open for more than 30 years, and its reputation is here. We have so many old customers, and we can't move them easily."

Hearing this, Liu Tangxi frowned and glanced at the shopkeeper.

Seeing the shopkeeper's smug look on his face, she walked around for a while longer, turned around and left without saying a word.

After the carriage left Yunxia Street, Dongsheng, who was sitting outside, spoke.

"Miss, you don't know. I heard that Yunxia Street was a relatively prosperous place in Beijing 20 years ago. But more than 10 years ago, the wealthy merchants living nearby either lost their money or fell into poverty, and the students who lived here to take the imperial examinations in Beijing also failed one after another. It was said that the feng shui of this place was not good. Therefore, most of the rich families moved away, and most of the shops closed and changed owners. That's why it is like this."

After listening to Dongsheng's explanation, Liu Tangxi understood all the principles.

Next, they went to look at other shops.

After visiting five or six shops, Liu Tangxi suddenly realized that he had never walked through the same place twice along the way, and he couldn't help but look at Dongsheng.

"Have you been to these shops in the mansion before?" Liu Tangxi asked.

Dongsheng shook his head and said, "No, but the girl mentioned the location of these shops before I came here. When I came to Beijing to ask about prices for the girl, I walked around these streets and have some impressions."

Liu Tangxi nodded and said, "Well, well done."

A smile immediately appeared on Dongsheng's face, feeling a little excited and a little restrained.

"I don't deserve the girl's compliments."

Liu Tangxi thought that although this boy could not read, he was smart.

Moreover, during the journey today, she discovered that this boy also knew a few words.

It can be seen that he usually puts a lot of effort in this area.

Ading, who is beside Wei Hanzhou, is too dull and not very suitable for Wei Hanzhou. It would be better to give Dongsheng to him so that he can help him with his tasks.

However, Liu Tangxi just thought about this idea in his mind, and he would have to ask Dongsheng and Wei Hanzhou what they thought when the time comes.

At that moment, with Dongsheng by her side, it was much easier for her to do things.

Finally, Liu Tangxi came to the shops on Xunfang Road mentioned by Yin, whose combined annual income was less than one thousand taels.

Looking at these five shops scattered on this street, Liu Tangxi found it hard to understand why the profits here were so poor.

In theory, the geographical location here is not bad. Although the residents nearby are not wealthy, they are definitely much richer than the residents near the shops on Yunxia Street.

People coming and going have fewer cotton clothes and more silk and satin.

After asking about the price, Liu Tangxi understood.

This place is exactly the opposite of Yunxia Street.

Yunxia Street sells expensive things, and here sells cheap things.

Liu Tangxi could see that Yin was really too lazy to take care of these things, nor did they care about the extra few hundred taels of profit this year, and allowed these shopkeepers to spend their days leisurely here.

After looking at all the shops, Liu Tangxi already had an idea.

Seeing that the sun was setting and the heat had subsided a little, Liu Tangxi estimated that it was almost time for Wei Hanzhou to be off duty, so he got on the carriage and went to look for Wei Hanzhou.

After waiting outside for about a quarter of an hour, Liu Tangxi saw Wei Hanzhou coming out.

This was the first time that Liu Tangxi saw Wei Hanzhou wearing court robes in broad daylight.

Looking at his green court robe, Liu Tangxi felt that Wei Hanzhou had a different temperament than before, which made her heart beat unconsciously. As she looked at him, she couldn't help but become a little obsessed.

Wei Hanzhou is really good-looking, he can handle any color.

Seeing him about to leave, Liu Tangxi quickly called out "Husband~"

Hearing the familiar voice, Wei Hanzhou looked back.

Liu Tangxi hurriedly got off the carriage and trotted towards Wei Hanzhou.

However, before he arrived, he saw a man in black clothes standing not far away calling him.

Wei Hanzhou bowed.

Liu Tangxi's steps became slower.

After the man in the black robe spoke a few words to Wei Hanzhou, he seemed to notice Liu Tangxi's approach from Wei Hanzhou's eyes and turned around to look.

When he saw that the person behind him was Liu Tangxi, his eyes showed surprise, and then turned into anger with obvious disgust. Obviously, he wanted to get angry.

Liu Tangxi naturally saw who that person was.

Even though she had never met this man, he was the man the original owner wanted to marry the most, and he occupied a very important place in the original owner's memory.

So, she knew his identity at a glance.

The third prince!

That is the male protagonist in the book.

If it were the original owner, he would probably be happy at this moment.

But when Liu Tangxi saw the Third Prince, he thought of how he had suggested to Wei Hanzhou to divorce his wife at the palace banquet. At this moment, he felt like he had swallowed a fly and wanted to curse him.

However, she held back, after all, the other party was a prince.

Moreover, she also understood the expression on the third prince's face.

Does this mean he's giving up on her and is afraid that she'll continue to cling to him?

The third prince thinks he is too good at himself.

Even if she likes a cat or a dog, she would never like a hypocrite like him.

Their guard Goudan is much better looking than him.

Thinking of this, Liu Tangxi glanced at Wei Hanzhou who was standing next to the third prince.

However, she saw Wei Hanzhou's extremely gloomy face.

Although Wei Hanzhou is still the same Wei Hanzhou, after being together for so long, Liu Tangxi can basically tell whether Wei Hanzhou is happy or angry.

It's obvious that he is extremely angry.

Liu Tangxi's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

The original owner liked the third prince so much and pursued him shamelessly, I'm sure everyone in the capital knew about it.

So, Wei Hanzhou also knew about it?

She suddenly remembered that day when Wei Hanzhou was a little angry when she mentioned the third prince.

It seems that he really knows it.

Moreover, he seemed to be very concerned about this matter.

What should she do?

It would be fine if Wei Hanzhou was alone, but at this moment, the third prince was standing next to him.

Liu Tangxi took smaller and smaller steps, thinking quickly in his mind what to do.

As he thought about it, Liu Tangxi came up with an idea and encouraged himself in his heart.

Then, she put on a happy expression and continued to trot towards Wei Hanzhou.

The third prince's face suddenly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.

This woman had been pestering him and destroying his relationship with An An.

Now she is still approaching him shamelessly.

She is obviously married.

He didn't expect that she was so lucky that she escaped the disaster. He should have seen her being sold to a brothel with his own eyes!

He wouldn't mind selling her again!

The Third Prince narrowed his narrow eyes, clenched his fists at his sides, and stepped back to the side.

Judging from his posture, it seemed like he would punch Liu Tangxi if he dared to come over.

However, before the Third Prince could swing his fist, he saw Liu Tangxi rushing past him like a gust of wind without slowing down, heading towards Wei Hanzhou, who was wearing green court robes, behind him.

The third prince heaved a sigh of relief, but there was a look of surprise on his face.

"My husband, I haven't seen you for a few days. Do you miss me?"

Liu Tangxi held Wei Hanzhou's hand and asked in an extremely coquettish voice.

After saying that, seeing that Wei Hanzhou's face was still cold, Liu Tangxi said again, "I miss you so much.",,,


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