"It's my sister-in-law who is stupid. Please teach me."

A sly expression appeared on Du Jingyi's pretty face, but she spoke without fear of revealing her true colors.

"Because this shop is used by me to deceive my evil relatives."

When hearing this, sister-in-law Liu was a little confused.

The Du family also has evil relatives? Why haven't I heard her mention it?

From her several contacts with them, she felt that although the Du family came from a merchant family, they were rarely shrewd and calculating, and were warm and generous in their dealings with others, so she had a good impression of them.

So after thinking about it for a moment, I asked.

"A relative?"

Du Jingyi nodded, and then told him some of the things going on at home.

"My parents only have my sister and I as children, so one of our cousins ​​has been dreaming of taking over the Du family from us, so he keeps running these shops."

"A few years ago, in order to prevent my marriage from being ruined, my parents repeatedly gave them a lot of money and shops as a conciliatory measure, hoping that they would stop spreading things that were unfavorable to me. However, sincerity is often met with indifference, and kind people are always bullied. Even after the money was given, there were still a lot of rumors outside."

As she spoke, she showed a look of disdain.

The eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Liu, was also listening quietly. It seemed that every family has its own problems.

"But I'm not a pushover. I've been running the family business for more than a day or two, so I've already tampered with the really good shops, making them look half-dead to outsiders. Naturally, my cousin didn't want any of them, and the ones he took were shops and businesses that looked lively but actually required a lot of effort to run well."

"As expected, a few years later, his shop was in a mess, so before the New Year, he had the idea of ​​going to the North to do business, and even recruited some noble people to accompany him. Now, a month has passed, and he has finally fallen."

When sister-in-law Liu heard this, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

"You plotted against him?"

"His stupid brain can make him fall without my planning. He is overestimating his own abilities and thinks highly of himself. I don't know how God arranged it. How can a person like him be worthy of the surname Du?"

Du Jingyi's tone showed a lot of dissatisfaction with this cousin, but his eldest sister-in-law Liu was not surprised. After all, there were precedents of the third and fifth rooms, and these were just commonplace.

"So, what my sister-in-law means is..."

"I want to introduce this capable shopkeeper to my sister-in-law. He has been able to run this shop peacefully for several years, and it is actually very profitable."

As he spoke, Du Jingyi asked Yingtao to take out another account book.

This book is much thicker than the one that sister-in-law Liu just returned to Du Jingyi.

The sister-in-law opened it and read it with doubt. The more she read, the more surprised she was.

It’s the same shop, with the same owner and staff, but the profit is more than a hundred times that of the first time.

After taking a few quick glances, sister-in-law Liu said with emotion.

"I didn't expect that this shop would be the goose that lays golden eggs. I was really shortsighted."

Her metaphor was simple and straightforward. Du Jingyi couldn't help but smile after hearing it, and then she continued the conversation.

"What the elder sister-in-law said is true. The shop is of course good, but the real amazing one is the shopkeeper. There are countless shopkeepers in the world who are good at doing business, but there are few who can balance the fake accounts as cleanly as he can."

Sister-in-law Liu has been carefully studying the fake account book these days and has indeed not found any major flaws.

If she hadn't preconceived that there must be something wrong with the account book and checked it dozens of times, she might not have discovered the small problem.

As Du Jingyi said, those clansmen were originally heading for the profitable shops, so they would naturally look down on such stuff and would not check it carefully.

Therefore, the shopkeeper mentioned by Du Jingyi is indeed a talent.

"I understand what my sister-in-law means. I will learn from this shopkeeper and live up to your expectations."

Du Jingyi heard this, but shook his head, still with a faint smile on his face, and spoke calmly.

"Sister-in-law, you misunderstood. I am not asking you to learn skills from him. Instead, I want to transfer this man and the six shops he manages to your name. From now on, he will be your subordinate."

"So, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you better control such a shopkeeper and use him for your own benefit."

Listening to Du Jingyi's words, the shock of sister-in-law Liu could be seen in her eyes.

She had never expected this, but despite her shock, she immediately refused.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"This is your dowry. As the eldest sister-in-law, how can I take my younger sister-in-law's dowry? No, no, no."

"Sister-in-law, you and I are family, why should we be so distant? Although the annual profit of these six shops is not much, it is still 30,000 to 50,000 taels. With the money in hand, you will have more confidence in your future actions. Have a good discussion with the shopkeeper and see if you can get the shops and land back."

“To truly be simple and precise is the right way, which saves effort and can get the most rewards.”

Thirty to fifty thousand taels, although not much? Sister-in-law Liu knew that Du Jingyi's family was rich, but she didn't expect them to be so rich. The annual profit could be thirty to fifty thousand taels, but in her mouth it was as light as three to five hundred taels.

So, I said it with some embarrassment.

"My sister-in-law is too generous. I can't accept it."

"Sister-in-law, even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about Ping'er. He is fourteen now. Whether he studies martial arts or literature in the future, the expenses will not be small. What's more, he has not yet decided on a marriage. There are places where money is needed everywhere. If you rely on the dowry left by your mother-in-law and the savings over the years, I'm afraid it will not be enough."

After hearing this, the sister-in-law couldn't help but sigh.

Her family was not prominent, so her dowry was not that much.

Although the mother-in-law left some, it was to be divided equally among the three siblings, so it was not certain that the eldest sister-in-law Liu and Ping'er would get much.

Over the years, because the eldest sister-in-law had neither the intention nor the ability to run the business, many shops could only be maintained with difficulty, so the money she could actually use was less than 10,000 taels.

A man with money is a hero, a man without money is a difficult man.

This also applies to the eldest sister-in-law Liu. Although food, clothing, housing and transportation are all taken care of by the household staff in the general's mansion, they have never been harsh on them.

But this kind of life will only last for three to five years at most, and they will have to move out after Ping'er gets married. So, although the scenery looks beautiful now, the future may not be as satisfactory as expected.

This is also the reason why my sister-in-law studies how to make money every day.