After listening to his brother's words, Qian Chunhua nodded.
Qian Xingshan was actually already over 100 years old, so it was not appropriate for him to take the imperial examination.
But Qian Chunhua sent him to school in the hope that he could learn a few more words and some simple arithmetic so that he wouldn't be a blind man.
Now that he was confused, Qian Chunhua did not hide it and said to Qian Xingshan directly, "You can do business, but it does not conflict with your current study at the school."
"Why?" Qian Xingshan felt that what his sister said was wrong. Learning all these things in school was of no help to doing business.
"Like my sister runs this tea shop, customers come to drink tea, and after drinking tea, they pay the bill. You should know some simple arithmetic, right?"
Qian Xingshan nodded, that's true.
Qian Chunhua continued, "When there are many people, like at noon today, more than 20 people came to eat, some for steamed buns and some for noodles, in addition to simple arithmetic, you also need to be able to write and record the guests' orders.
If there are too many people, you will definitely not be able to remember them just by recording them in your head.
In addition, opening a shop requires purchasing goods. For a shop like mine, we need to always have tea, flour, brown sugar, etc. These all need to be purchased and recorded after they are purchased. Only then can you know how much money you have earned in a month.
Since you have chosen to do business, you must hope to make the business bigger and bigger. Therefore, the sister tea shop should not be your ultimate goal. Your ultimate goal must be to make the business bigger.
If you want to expand your business, you need to hire people, such as assistants, shopkeepers, and buyers, etc. You need to learn all these aspects and do them by trial and error."
Qian Xingshan understood that whether he opened a small shop or a large restaurant, he still had a lot to learn.
Qian Xingshan nodded, "Sister, I understand. I will study hard. Now I have a direction for study."
Qian Chunhua smiled. She was very satisfied with her brother's intelligence.
Qian Chunhua was a little worried that Qian Xingshan might be blinded by the false idea of making so much money by running a shop and lose concentration in school.
Unexpectedly, his younger brother has such a good character. For such a person, Qian Chunhua doesn't mind helping his younger brother, just as he is making a contribution to his family on behalf of his original self.
It was already dark and the moon was hanging high in the sky.
Qian Chunhua was exhausted after receiving two groups of guests today.
"I won't clean up these dishes. Come back tomorrow morning."
Qian Chunhua planned to go home and rest first, have a good sleep, and talk about anything tomorrow.
"That's right." Qian Xingshan replied.
The brother and sister closed the damper of the stove, put a few pieces of charcoal on the stove, turned down the fire, and finally placed a full pot of cold water on the stove.
This way there will be hot water available tomorrow morning, the stove damper will be closed, the fire will be lowered, and there will be no need to light it again tomorrow morning.
After locking the warehouse and the front and back doors, Qian Chunhua and Qian Xingshan walked towards home.
It was a quiet winter night in Huanglingling.
The sky was dotted with stars, and the moonlight sprinkled on the silvery world, and everything seemed to be frozen.
The breath he exhaled turned into wisps of white smoke in the cold air and drifted away with the wind. Qian Chunhua was so cold that he wrapped himself in his cotton-padded jacket tightly.
It is estimated that the temperature is now around minus five degrees Celsius. Although it is not snowing, the north wind is howling.
I don’t know if this is the extreme cold or if the extreme cold has not yet arrived.
If the extreme cold has not yet arrived, it will be even colder in the future. Qian Chunhua shudders at the thought.
When they returned to the east courtyard of the Zhao family, Qian's mother had already lit the kang, and the three children had finished washing up. Everyone was waiting for Qian Chunhua on the kang.
"Your kang is really nice." Qian's mother said enviously. "It's not cold at all."
Walking into the house, Qian Chunhua also felt full of warmth.
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