Chapter 151 Trivial Matters
"Should we continue today's class?" Lu Yao asked.
They have just received the baptism of great scholars, and they must need time to sort out and digest it.
Rong Yanhui and Lu Mingxiu shook their heads. They had already discussed almost everything. The remaining content would indeed take time to digest, but it would not be done in a short time.
After they said that, Lu Yao didn't say anything else. After dinner, the group walked in the garden for a while before going to the study.
The study here retains the decoration and furnishings commonly used by ancient people, but because I have to study here recently, two more desks have been added. They are placed in an orderly manner so that the study does not appear crowded and does not affect the overall beauty.
Lu Yao taught the class as planned, and then left a question for the two students. The questions were almost commonplace for modern people who love reading novels, but these very ordinary and common questions might be a powerful tool for the imperial examination.
for example:
The people suffered from floods, and the harvests failed year after year, leaving them homeless. What should officials do about this situation?
The border has been harassed by foreign invaders for years, and in recent years, troops have been stationed on the border to fight against the enemy. However, due to the foreign invaders' large size and strength, our army was defeated and lost a city. How can we turn the situation around and recapture the city with minimal sacrifice?
Japanese pirates are rampant along the coast, and the people are living in dire straits. How can we solve this dilemma?
A bull turned over somewhere, angering the heavens. The emperor wrote a letter of apology, but the wrath of heaven did not stop. The people were miserable and the epidemic spread. How should he deal with it?
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Lu Yao shared the experiences she had gained from her predecessors who had traveled through time in novels with her man and brother, and they would share them with them again when they went to Rong's house for class the next day.
The eldest and second cousins of the Rong family are both juren. Apart from the two uncles and Rong Yuzhe, they have the highest knowledge. With the explanation and analysis of the two, the vision and knowledge of the group have been significantly improved.
especially,
These questions are clever and practical. Not to mention the previous emperors who were incompetent, the new emperor is working hard to govern the country and is taking drastic measures to achieve some results. It can be seen from the autumn examination that the current imperial examination questions tend to be practical. As long as they keep practicing, they will definitely have no problem coping with the spring examination.
As for Rong Yanhui, Lu Mingxiu and a few others who had not yet taken the Tongsheng exam, they had already memorized the Four Books and Five Classics by heart, and a small Tongsheng exam was not a problem for them.
Of course, even though they had confidence, they did not slack off or relax at all, and they all tried their best to pass the exam and become scholars.
If anyone fails the exam, he will be laughed at by others.
Rong Yan nodded, he also had to pass the examination to become a scholar.
Yaomei said that the emperor will hold an imperial examination next year, and only if he passes the examination to become a scholar will he have a chance.
Speaking of which, there is still no news about this year's amnesty, and I don't know if there is any sudden change.
After a few days, their second shop, Rongji Fenghua, opened.
This time, they didn't make a big fuss like Fengya, but instead put out flower baskets and set off two strings of firecrackers, and that was it for the opening.
Fengya was already on the right track, with its daily turnover increasing steadily. Ding Er picked a person who was good in all aspects and trained him to be the shopkeeper. When Fengya opened its business, it was natural for him, a capable person, to move here to be the shopkeeper.
Of course, as his wife's right-hand man, he should be the one to arrange and adjust these matters.
The elegant opening ceremony was not grand and attracted limited customers.
especially,
The decoration here looks very high-end, and ordinary people don’t dare to go in.
Therefore, not many people actually enter the store, but as long as they come in and have the conditions, they will spend money to buy what they like.
Seeing that her products are popular, Lu Yao is not in a hurry. There is no need to worry. Their shop itself is intended to be a high-end boutique.
When she becomes more fashionable, she will probably release some popular styles.
She didn't plan to sell all gold, silver and jade jewelry in this jewelry shop. In addition to some traditional gold, silver and jade jewelry, there were also many jewelry designed by Lu Yao herself. The main feature was that the styles were novel, beautiful and unique, so you would never see the same style as others when you wore it.
In addition, she also opened a separate space on the second floor to provide materials and technical guidance for women who like DIY, allowing them to make their favorite jewelry by themselves.
Of course, not everyone can enjoy such services. Only VIP guests of the store can enjoy them.
The VIP card comes from the space, with an antique design but modern materials. It is not only luxurious and grand, but also will never be a replica.
Scarcity makes things valuable, so she took out a total of thirty, some of which she gave away and some of which she sold.
VIP cards cannot be transferred or lent. Each VIP card owner can bring three friends. They only need to make an appointment in advance and set a time, and then come directly to enjoy professional service.
Everyone followed Lu Yao's plan without hesitation and implemented it in full.
Lu Yao gave two VIP cards to each of the female members of the Rong family. One card could be given as a gift and the other could be kept for bringing friends. In addition, the eldest and second aunts got two more cards because they had a larger circle of friends and might need them.
Of course, just getting these cards is useless. The card owner needs to bring them to the door and have them confirm their identity registration before they can officially use them.
Lu Yao has taken every aspect into consideration and will never let some messy people and things affect the development of the shop.
Although Rongji Fengya has fewer customers than Fenghua, anyone who comes in to buy something will inevitably become a repeat customer and gradually become a loyal fan.
There’s nothing we can do about it, because Rongji’s things are so beautiful and special.
Moreover, they had heard about a service where they could make their own jewelry. Unfortunately, their status and spending were not high enough, so they could not go to the second floor.
It’s not that there weren’t people who wanted to use their family members’ identities to threaten others and get to the second floor, but in the end they all failed.
People who are truly important and influential don't need to threaten others like this, because as long as they want, they can just hint and someone will bring the gift forward. Those who can bully others by taking advantage of their power are not necessarily of high status.
Rongji Fengya's reputation gradually spread, and together with Fenghua, it became the focus of everyone's heated discussion.
The girls in the capital are proud to own a piece of elegant jewelry.
Rongji Fengya Fenghua's business quickly got on track, and the first fast food restaurant it opened became increasingly popular.
This shop serves food, which is much simpler than the other two. In addition, its decoration is not as exquisite as the other two shops. It is the first one to open.
Although this store is located in an area with high traffic, most of the people there are ordinary people, and there is a transit station nearby. After considering it, Lu Yao decided to just serve fast food, which is affordable. She believes that many temporary workers nearby will choose this place.
A fast food restaurant does not need to be like a restaurant. Not only does it need to be luxurious and elegant in decoration, but the dishes must also be exquisite, the ingredients must be as fine as possible, and the service must be excellent. Therefore, when Lu Yao decided to take over the industry and run it herself, she determined the direction and made preparations as quickly as possible.
There are many restaurants of various kinds in Beijing, and small shops like theirs will not attract the attention of those restaurants with big backgrounds.
Their fast food restaurants focus on convenience, speed and affordability, so they naturally become the first choice for people around them.
The facts were indeed as Lu Yao expected.
At first, when everyone heard that a fast food restaurant had opened here, they were curious but had no other thoughts. They were busy working to make money every day and were exhausted, so they didn't have the leisure time to care about anything else. But when they heard that the food in that shop was delicious and affordable, and that you could eat a full meal for only ten copper coins, they were all tempted.
They all come from several villages on the outskirts of the city. During the slack season, they come out to do odd jobs to earn some money to supplement their family income.
There aren't many jobs in the city, and most of them involve heavy lifting like carrying things. If things are good, you can earn thirty or fifty cents a day, but if you're unlucky, you can't even find a job.
In order to save money, they often just have a quick meal at noon, either bringing dry food from home, or buying a pancake from a nearby stall and asking for a bowl of water from a nearby family's house, and that's their meal.
It's okay in the summer, but in the winter, the weather is cold and the food prepared in the morning is already cold by noon. It's cold and hard. It's okay if there is hot water, but without hot water, my stomach will feel uncomfortable after eating.
But once people come here, the reputation of the fast food restaurant spreads quickly.
Nowadays, fast food restaurants are not only the first choice for people working nearby, but also the first choice for people living nearby.
The only difference is that the nearby residents pack more.
Of course, you need to bring your own packaging containers.
Now that all three stores were completely out of business, Lu Yao could finally take a break.
During this period, she spent very little time with her two children.
but,
Without even two days' rest, she was plunged into a new round of busyness.
because,
It’s the end of the year and the New Year will be here in a few days.
This is the first time in so many years that those extremely annoying relatives are not around to make trouble and affect her mood. Naturally, Lu Yao has to prepare well so that everyone can have a good New Year together.
With so many scholars in the family, there was no need to buy couplets outside, but Lu Yao asked Ding Ping to go to the bookstore and buy a lot of red paper to take home and tear it apart so that she could write them herself.
In addition to couplets, lanterns also need to be prepared.
Ding Ping said that they could make lanterns and other things by themselves. Not only their family, but also their subordinates who bought them later could make them.
Lu Yao was surprised and then suddenly realized that this was an era of material scarcity and backward economy, and an era that emphasized inheritance and each family held on to their unique skills and did not pass them on to others. Many things were self-sufficient, and most people knew how to make lanterns.
As a result, everyone in the mansion became busy, except Lu Yao, who was free from the busyness.
Of course, she doesn't really do nothing. Many things at home require her to oversee.
After returning to the capital, there were many social etiquettes that had to be learned. Lu Yao had been preparing gifts for many years. Among them, there were people her mother had made friends with before, people the Rong family had made friends with and accepted, and people she had met later. Lu Yao had written them all down, big and small, and was now preparing New Year gifts based on the depth of their relationships.
In the eyes of outsiders, they had just returned from exile. Even if they had received the emperor's reward, they could not have much wealth on them, so their gifts naturally could not be too expensive.
Lu Yao thought about it for a long time and finally decided on a plan.
They have valuable things, but they can't give them away, so they can only give something new, practical and urgent.
for example,
When a family's son turns one year old, they prepare a stroller, a walker, a baby seat, etc.
If an old man has a poor appetite due to his old age, then he can be given a health-preserving recipe, appetizers and pastries made by his maternal family. The latter are not valuable, but the recipe can be regarded as a family heirloom in this era and its value cannot be measured by money.
If a family has many female relatives who are pretty and love beauty, they can prepare some unique jewelry and design them for them.
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