As August approaches, the renovation of the furniture facade is nearing completion.
Ye Caiping hired a manager and an accountant for the workshop.
In addition to Hu Xiaosi and Ye Fulai, Xiao Er hired three more eloquent waiters.
Ye Caiping personally drew a large promotional banner and pasted it on the front door, which read: "Opening on the first day of August, 20% off!"
In addition, they also asked Hu Xiaosi and Ye Fu to come to the prefectural city to distribute leaflets.
The pedestrians who received the flyer were completely bewildered. What was this? It said that a furniture store was about to open.
They had never seen anything like it before, and were filled with curiosity.
Those who originally planned to buy furniture decided to wait a few days to check out the new shop before making a purchase.
When his colleagues saw the flyer, they exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, they actually have this kind of advertising method?"
In addition, Ye Caiping also gave a small kang table to all the partner merchants of Hu La Tang (spicy soup) workshops.
Some of those businesses not only run restaurants, but also sell furniture.
Their eyes lit up at the sight of the kang table, and two of them immediately placed an order for ten sets of furniture.
Some, however, want to see how well the store sells before deciding whether to place an order.
Finally, it opened on the first day of August.
Ye Caiping and all the shareholders came.
Grandma Ye and her husband, Jin'er and Huan'er, Jin Hua and Yin Hua, as well as Ye Yong and Ye Peng all came.
Ye Xuan and Xiu Xiu didn't come; one was studying to prepare for the provincial examination on the third day of August, and the other was pregnant. Madam Du was worried about them, so she stayed home as well.
Ms. Wei already had some reservations about the furniture workshop and didn't want Ye Peng and Yin Hua to get involved.
But considering Jin'er's presence, Ye Peng naturally couldn't refuse, so he let them go.
Ye Caiping hired a lion dance troupe, and their gongs and drums attracted the attention of passersby on the street.
Next, the red cloth on the plaque was torn off, revealing five large gold-painted characters: "Qinghe Furniture Workshop".
Ye Caiping greeted with a smile, "Please come in."
Jin'er and Huan'er also carried a basket and gave each customer who entered the store a purse.
Hu Xiaosi, Ye Fulai, and three other waiters began to greet the guests.
Customers initially thought it was an ordinary furniture store, but upon entering, they were all amazed.
"I've never seen carvings like this before!"
"This chair can actually spin?"
Ye Caiping introduced with a smile: "This is an office chair. When we are writing, sometimes we need to get things, and it is tiring and inconvenient to drag the chair around. This chair can be turned around without getting up."
“My husband has long felt that the chairs at home are too bulky, and this swivel chair looks light and convenient.”
The woman looking at the chairs immediately placed an order.
Ye Caiping smiled. It was a pity that she didn't have the technology to make a lifting device; she could only make one with wheels that could rotate.
But it's novel and amazing enough for this era.
Those who needed to buy furniture were pleasantly surprised; after asking about the dimensions, they bought it immediately.
Because there were so many people, Ye Caiping and everyone else joined in greeting customers and selling goods.
The elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. Ye, didn't sell anything; they just wandered around and looked at things like guests.
"There's a newly opened furniture store here, let's take a look." Zhang Shui Niang walked in, waving her round fan.
Li Zhiyuan held her hand and said affectionately, "Be careful of the steps."
"Hmph!" Zhang Shui Niang tilted her head slightly, her former spoiled young lady demeanor returning.
Li Jiaojiao and Li Ziming followed closely behind.
Ye Caiping and Jin'er felt nauseous when they saw Li Zhiyuan and his group.
"What are you doing here?" Old Mrs. Ye frowned.
"Of course I'm buying furniture. Oh, do you own this furniture store?" Zhang Shuiniang pretended not to know, feigning surprise.
Then she touched her temples, letting everyone see the gold hairpin in her hair.
Grandma Ye frowned as she looked at Li Zhiyuan's family of four, dressed in brand-new silk clothes and adorned with jade and gold hairpins, looking every bit the wealthy family.
This group of Li Zhiyuan's actually really thrived.
Seeing the other person sizing her up, Zhang Shuiniang became even more smug.
They knew Ye Caiping's shop was about to open, so they came specifically to show off.
Li Jiaojiao looked at Ye Caiping with an arrogant expression: "You didn't expect that, did you? I'm up again. Heaven really is looking out for me."
After the incident with the old beggar, Li Jiaojiao woke up to find that she had gained X-ray vision!
She could clearly see how many people passed by behind the wall, and she could see how many copper coins were in Li Zhiyuan's purse.
However, her clairvoyance has a limitation: she can only use it once every three days, and each use lasts for one hour. Moreover, she can only see through things within a range of five zhang (16.5 meters).
She secretly told Zhang Shuiniang and Li Ziming about her X-ray vision.
Then he went into the gambling den with Li Ziming and won 100 taels of silver using his X-ray vision.
But as soon as he left, he was stopped by the people from the gambling den and severely beaten, and the 100 taels of silver were taken back.
Next time, Li Jiaojiao was smarter. She only won four or five taels at a time, and she went to several different gambling dens. Each time, she could win ten or twenty taels.
Li Jiaojiao had been playing like this for a while and had already saved up seventy or eighty taels of silver.
With the money, Li Jiaojiao couldn't bear it any longer and threw 50 taels in front of Li Zhiyuan and his mother, stunning them both.
The mother and son returned to how they were when they first entered the Li family.
Every day she calls him "my darling" and "my darling," showering him with concern and care.
Having found a way to make money, Li Jiaojiao stopped arguing with Granny Li about who would do the work. She simply bought a maid and a servant girl and became incredibly successful.
Faced with Li Jiaojiao's smugness, Ye Caiping smiled calmly:
"Oh, congratulations. What do you want to buy? Take a look, everything is 20% off today. That means everything is 20% cheaper today."
Grandma Ye nodded and said amiably, "Guests are always welcome. Come in and take a look; you might find something you like."
Li Jiaojiao and the others were extremely annoyed by Ye Caiping's nonchalant attitude.
They came here to show off, but Ye Caiping's attitude made them feel like they couldn't really show off.
Ye Caiping said, "Jinhua, you come and greet them. This customer, you just said you wanted a chair that matches the coffee table, right? This way, please."
Ye Caiping smiled and greeted other customers.
Even Old Lady Ye, Jin'er, and Huan'er dispersed, each busy with their own affairs.
Li Zhiyuan and the others' faces turned pale and then red.
Jin Hua rolled her eyes and stepped forward: "Look around as much as you like! Open your dog eyes and look more closely. These furniture pieces are styles that only Qinghefang has. No other place has them."
Li Zhiyuan almost vomited blood when he heard her words.
Jin Hua then asked, "By the way, you guys are so smug, do you even earn 50 taels a month?"
Li Jiaojiao said coldly, "I earn 100 taels a month!"
Jin Hua raised an eyebrow, her face full of disdain and sarcasm: "Oh, only 100 taels? That's less than a tenth of my aunt's. You're showing off with such a small amount of money?"
Li Zhiyuan almost broke down upon hearing this.
That vile woman Ye Caiping can earn 1000 taels a month? No way! How is that possible!
Jin Hua took in his shock and sneered:
"Ignorance is one thing, but are you blind too? Can't you see these two huge workshops? You think you're making more than my aunt just because you earn so little?"
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