Red House Farm Stay

Jia Zhuo and Ban'er ordered pottery cylinders, bought dyes, and went to Suyunfang by the way.They were startled when they saw people inside and outside the store, and after asking closer, they found out that it was a new batch of high-quality rice paper from Suyunfang, with a [-]% discount.

"It's so cheap." The two looked at each other, and couldn't help wondering. The same thought lingered in their hearts, but they couldn't believe it.

How could they make such a big sacrifice for them with no relatives or reasons, but if it was a coincidence, it might not be too coincidental.

"This potted plant is really interesting. Where did it come from? Jinling has produced some rare things in recent years."

"That's right, these few poems are simple and simple, but they are suitable for the occasion, but I don't know who can take them away."

Anyone who comes out must be talking about the potted plants placed in Suyunfang as a prestige for others.It looks like a flower but not a flower, like grass but not a grass, and it is a good thing to be used as a potted plant, which has attracted many people who like flowers and plants.Some people were willing to pay a large price to buy it back, but they were rejected by the shopkeeper.

"I saw that the county magistrate also watched it for a long time, but he didn't say anything. How can others have the nerve to talk."

"Master Qin cherishes feathers, so naturally he won't open his mouth."

What someone said caught the attention of Jia Zhuo and Ban'er. Unexpectedly, Mr. Qin was also in it.

"Yes." Jia Zhuo slapped his head.

Ban'er grabbed her hand, "Why are you patting yourself on the head?"

"Which shot whose, is it yours?"

Ban'er sounded like a gnat, but he said "hmm" in a very low voice, expressing his acquiescence.

"Let's go back quickly, Qing'er is still waiting for my idea, I forgot about it." Jia Zhuo thought of giving Mrs. Qin an annual gift.

A pot of succulent potted plants can't escape, and Qing'er's embroidery has also been settled, but Jia Zhuo feels that there is not much new idea in doing embroidery work, so it is better to come up with some other ideas.

"It's about this big. It's stuffed with cotton. It's fine to hold it in your arms or put it on your back. If you have a child, it's interesting to throw it for the child to play with and grab it. It won't hurt anyone."

Qing'er listened to Jia Zhuo gesturing to her, and every time she did it, she made a set of seven, from big to small, thinking about the situation, she thought it was funny.

"These are lined up together, but they are not the same size, can it work?"

"Isn't she looking for a child? She doesn't like any pictures of hundreds of children, so I just keep lining up according to next year's zodiac sign. Next year's zodiac sign is dragon, so let's make a bigger one, which is snake, horse, sheep, monkey, and so on. Chickens, dogs, pigs. Pigs should be made the smallest, only as big as a palm.”

The meaning can be seen at a glance, this is to wish her a good life every year.

Jia Zhuo drew pictures, all of which are cartoon images, with a round bicep, a large exaggerated head, and a deformed body.Without exception, there are big round eyes on the head, and two red clouds are embroidered on the cheeks of some of the zodiac signs.

Qing'er couldn't take it anymore just looking at the picture, and shouted, "Why is it so cute, can I make it?"

"Of course, who is our Qing'er, there is nothing you can't do." Jia Zhuo had already given their brother and sister the title of handicraft master in his heart.

"Then I'll try." Qing'er smiled shyly, and gestured for the fabric with the pattern.

Half a month later, Mrs. Liu saw Qing'er's doll that had begun to take shape, and the hundred pottery tubes that Ban'er had dragged home. After asking a few words, knowing that it was Jia Zhuo's idea, she kept silent.

I went to ask Wang Gou'er in private, Wang Gou'er squinted at her, "Let's go with the children, let's leave it alone."

Liu pouted, "I'm just asking."

The news from Suyunfang was also good. Baner heard the news in the school, and even the head of the mountain was alarmed. He went to see it in person and was full of praise when he came back.Many people ask the shopkeepers where they are available for sale and what the price is.

One hundred pottery tubes are painted with beige, light apricot and lake green background colors, covered with soil to install a succulent plant, and then covered with a few small white stones, making them appear more emerald green and bright red.

"Miss Zhuo, someone is looking for her. She said she is the owner of Suyunfang." Qing'er went to the backyard and reported nervously.

"Invite me to sit in the main room and make tea. I'll change my clothes and go." Jia Zhuo knew that he was here for tomorrow's business, so he washed his hands and changed his clothes, and hurried to the main room to meet the guests.

"Wu Yan." Jia Zhuo didn't expect that the one sitting in the main room would be her, Wu Yan, whom she hadn't seen since marrying Li Rong.

It turned out that she was the owner of Suyunfang, which also explained why Suyunfang would help them. However, Jia Zhuo couldn't help hesitating whether the owner was Wu Yan or Li Rong, and didn't go forward immediately.

"Suyunfang was bought by me from the original owner. It is my dowry and has nothing to do with the Li family." As expected of Wu Yan, she immediately understood Jia Zhuo's worry and immediately explained.

"I was worrying too much, you are not that kind of person." Jia Zhuo also laughed, if Wu Yan was the kind of person who would be unprincipled in order to please Li Rong, it would be impossible for the grandparents of the Li family to feel so at ease with her .

"I want to discuss cooperation with you. You can sell Doro to us." Wu Yan said straight to the point.

"Oh, how about what the young lady plans to do?" Jia Zhuo expressed his willingness to listen to the details, and did not agree or refuse outright.

"If you want to sell by yourself, you need to rent a shop, and you need to hire a buddy. It's a lot of expenses. Many things are inconvenient for women to come out, so you have to rely on Wang Tianzuo. But he is a scholar, and he delays his studies for a little business. , I'm afraid you don't want to either."

Jia Zhuo nodded. This is true. The planting of succulents has already required the help of Baner, and in addition to running back and forth these days, it is almost inseparable from Baner.Of course, it doesn't mean that she can't do anything without the board.But Ban'er would never stand by and let her handle these matters alone.

"What kind of cooperation law?"

When Jia Zhuo opened her mouth, Wu Yan knew that she was moved, and what she needed now were specific conditions.

"You need to plant Doro well, and we will take care of the rest. I will open a separate counter in Suyunfang and arrange it to sell Doro. We will split the bill [-]-[-] after the cost is taken out."

Wu Yan made another calculation for her. Since Duo Luo aimed at the literati market, it is most suitable to put it in the calligraphy and painting workshop street. It has a source of customers and can sell at a high price.

However, the rent of calligraphy and painting workshops is higher than other places, and it is difficult to find suitable shops.Suyunfang has a ready-made place for her to use, and people who first knew Doro would also think of Suyunfang, so there will be no loss of customers who want to find a place but can't find it.

"Young Mistress thinks what price is right." Jia Zhuo was also worried about the price.

"In the beginning, it will definitely be more expensive. There are many dignitaries in Jinling, so don't be afraid that no one will buy them. When the value slowly drops, there will be ordinary literati and elegant guests, and ladies and ladies in the boudoir."

This strategy is similar to what Jia Zhuo thought. If the sale is too cheap at the beginning, it will not be able to reap the pockets of the richest people.

"One tael to five taels of silver per plant. In addition, those who participated but did not win the lottery should not give Doro. The gift will be delivered by us in Suyunfang, and the cost will be taken from Doro's account book in the future."

"Will it cause a backlash? After all, it was agreed at the beginning." Jia Zhuo also thought that if too much is given away, it will spread too much, which is not conducive to the next step of marketing.

"Don't be afraid, the shopkeeper only said that there is a gift for you, not Doro."

"It's still your thoughtfulness." Jia Zhuo didn't expect Wu Yan to think about the future so early and change her words in advance.

Wu Yan smiled slightly, and followed Jia Zhuo to the backyard to see the place where Doro was planted. Where the two women were standing, hearing that Jia Zhuo was using broken porcelain as a vessel, she couldn't straighten up laughing, "I'll just say, How to break such a good porcelain for no reason, it turned out to be broken."

"Actually, we can make more clay pots of several sizes for sale, specially used for planting Doro. I wonder if we can order small pavilions, small bridges or small figures, which can be like bonsai and let them develop themselves. Outside the pots You can also draw and write, everyone has their own characteristics."

Wu Yan clapped her hands and smiled, "That's a good idea. I'll ask the shopkeeper to take care of it. If you have any good ideas, just tell me."

Jia Zhuo patted his chest lightly, it was really good.She is not afraid to come up with ideas, after all, she has seen a lot of various marketing plans in another time and space, and it is not difficult to follow the gourd.The difficulty is to realize these ideas step by step.

With the investment of manpower, material resources, money and energy, sometimes even because of their insufficient status, some things cannot be realized at all.Now that someone is willing to take over, she is relieved.

"I'll draw some pottery pots some other day, and you can let the shopkeeper take a look." Jia Zhuo readily agreed.

Wu Yan didn't ask Doro how to breed, and Jia Zhuo didn't bother to say it.This matter is just like sweet peppers. If someone finds out, if no one finds out, she can maintain her exclusive sales for a while longer.

When Ban'er came back in the evening, knowing about this incident, he felt a little uncomfortable when he thought of Li Rong, but seeing Jia Zhuo's smiling face, he held back and said: "This is also very good, so that you don't have to open a shop. Running around is also exhausting."

"I'm not afraid of getting tired, but I'm really sorry to let you follow me all day. Besides, you will take the county exam in February next year, which is a big deal."

Jia Zhuo knew that in this day and age, fame and fame are like a chasm, dividing people into ranks and ranks.From a practical point of view, Xiaodongshan’s rent can be exempted from more than half, and from a status point of view, those who meet the county magistrate don’t have to kneel and salute.

"I'm just trying my best, everyone should be normal." Ban'er was not sure in his heart. The head of the mountain said that he would end next year, and he would end next year. He only thought of accumulating experience and didn't save much. thoughts.

"If you don't succeed next year, there will be the next year, and I won't wait for you to earn money back, so go ahead and read." Jia Zhuo proudly pointed at the succulents in front of them, "Isn't there them?"

"I will never let down those who have worked hard for me." Ban'er kept looking at Jia Zhuo, with an indelible tenderness on his face.

But Jia Zhuo looked at the succulents laid out, full of comfort.

Inadvertently turning around, seeing Ban'er looking at her all the time, he said angrily, "Fool, what are you looking at?"

"Look at good-looking people." Ban'er blurted out in a strange way.

Jia Zhuo stayed on the spot. Was she being molested?Still being teased by a guy who blushes occasionally when talking to her.

In another room of the Wang family, several adults of the Wang family were sitting.

"Mother, we can't go on like this. When they talk together, their eyes seem to grow on each other." Mrs. Liu complained to Grandma Liu impatiently.

Wang Gou'er was smoking a pipe on the side, his brows were stretched.

"They are not in the same generation." Mrs. Liu brought up the fact that the Wang family had joined the clan with Sister Feng's father before.

"What are you talking about, who told you that Jia Zhuo is from their family." Wang Gou'er took Jia Zhuo's new identity to speak out, confidently.

"Okay, you two don't say anything, whether you want it or not, these two children see each other right, which shows that it is God's will." Grandma Liu said seriously: "There is nothing to say, this It is our blessing that things can be settled."

Mrs. Liu still wanted to talk, but seeing her own mother's attitude, knowing that the situation was over, she could only nod sullenly.

It's not that she doesn't like Jia Zhuo, but she has to say that there are some things that she still takes to heart when others say it.Since Jia Zhuo came to their Wang family, he was capable and clever, but he never took her words to heart.

Now that he is older, he is more daring to make decisions. Qing'er doesn't need to ask her, and just decides the annual ceremony for Mrs. Qin according to what Jia Zhuo said.

This is still a girl's family, so it can be half of the Wang family. If she really becomes a daughter-in-law, there will be no room for her in that family.

In the future, if you want to order your daughter-in-law around and show off as a mother-in-law, then don't even think about it.If you dare to mention the matter of setting rules for your daughter-in-law, the people in this room, even the mother-in-law will have to spit on her, so what's the point of being a mother-in-law.

Let Jia Zhuo get married, marry a good family, go to a rich family to be a young mistress, and marry Ban'er to a scholarly girl's family, so that he can help Ban'er and serve her at the same time.This is a day like a fairy, and it is the best for Baner.But in this family, only Mrs. Liu thinks so, and everyone else is happy to see what happened with Jia Zhuo and Baner.

"Don't give me all these demon moths, our family finally got into the current situation, but we can't stand the toss." Wang Gou'er nodded to Liu Shi.

"You all agree, what else can I say?" Mrs. Liu reluctantly nodded, and agreed aggrievedly.

Grandma Liu saw her daughter nodding her head, and advised her, "It's not just right, the shop that I bought for Xiao Zhuo will still belong to the Wang family."

"She earned it herself, mother really thinks I'm so greedy for money." Mrs. Liu stared at her own mother dumbfounded.

Grandma Liu laughed loudly, and Wang Gou'er also grinned.

"When the board is over tomorrow, no matter whether there is a clue or not, it will be settled for the child, and we can't delay it any longer." Wang Gou'er clapped the board.

Next year, Jiazhuo will be fifteen, and Baner will be eighteen, so we can start choosing a date after we get married.

"I think it's okay." Grandma Liu agreed, and Mrs. Liu nodded accordingly. She was not in charge of major matters in this family, so she simply didn't worry about it.

The parties only thought it was a secret between them, and had no idea that the adults in the room had already named them.

Suyunfang invited the head of the college to open the box with a high profile. A total of nearly a hundred people submitted letters, and 78 of them wrote the correct answers.Among the 78 people, one of them was selected by the head of the mountain. He was a student of the county school. When he heard his name, he almost jumped up for joy.

For the rest who were not drawn, Suyunfang also gave a writing brush as a reward.

Of course, most people asked where to buy this kind of potted plant. The shopkeeper pointed to a corner of Suyunfang, the counter that had been covered by a red cloth. After focusing everyone's attention, he invited the lucky potted plant The student stepped forward and pulled.

The whole piece of red cloth was pulled to the ground, revealing the true face inside.On the shelf behind the counter, hundreds of pottery cylinders are placed high and low.

"The name of this thing is Doro, and there are hundreds of varieties under it. Currently, five of them have been brought back and cultivated alive. One hundred thousand mountains, shaped like mountains and peaks, so this name is taken, just like the young girls. Tears are called lover's tears. And the leaves that only grow on the top are called immortal trees. Rubies that are as dazzling as jewels are like the red lips of a young girl's red lips."

One by one, the shopkeeper introduced to everyone that lover's tears cost one tael of silver each, immortal trees and hundred thousand mountains cost two taels of silver each, and rubies and red lips cost five taels of silver each.

If you want to get them all together, you need 15 taels of silver. For many wealthy families, this is also a monthly bill of silver.Not to mention the poor students, they could only swallow and shake their heads.All right, they can only look at it.

"Of course, there is a discount for the first three days of opening, all [-]% off." The shopkeeper smoothed his beard and said to himself.

When the eyes of these people in front of him flew away, he knew what they were thinking.Shake your head and sigh if you can't afford it, because Doro didn't sell it to them anyway.Some young literati want to buy but are reluctant, and are hesitating.

But the target customers are very stable, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon. Isn't the Ma family going to Jinling to take the position of the uncle in the family?You don't want a potted plant?

The old man of the Ding family loves to grow flowers and plants the most. As a grandson, don't you plan to be filial?

There is also that Liu, whose eyeballs are rolling, he has just arranged a good marriage, so he hastened to pay for the money, and took a pot to please his father-in-law, mother-in-law and new daughter-in-law who has not yet married.

In the silent contest, the shopkeeper reservedly used his nirvana, "There is time for the cultivation of Doro. The first batch only has a few hundred or so plants. I really want to make a potted plant, but only a few pots. This batch is gone." , let’s wait for another batch to come and see.”

With a "boom", the tense atmosphere immediately collapsed under the contest.

"Give me a pot, just like him."

"I want it too. Whoever pays the money first will get it."

"Man, take the money. Take three copies first, and then take the rest." The shopkeeper raised his chin high and high.Hmph, if you want to fight him, you are still young.

Jia Zhuo and Wu Yan were in the room, looking out through the gap in the door curtain. There are more than 100 pots of Dolo, and it seems that there is nothing left.

Jia Zhuo sighed in his heart, if he operated it by himself, it would be impossible to have such a situation anyway.If it weren't for the old man of the Li family to go out, the head of the mountain would not have been willing to do such a trivial matter, but his presence made the whole matter even more elevated to the level of literati and elegance, and also increased Doro's worth.

On the other hand, if Doro hadn't sold it at Suyunfang while it was hot, it wouldn't have been so easy to sell.

"I prepared a pot alone, and you can come forward and give it to the head of the mountain later." Jia Zhuo used another broken blue and white porcelain bowl to spell out the Doro potted plant, and handed it to Wu Yan.

Wu Yan raised her eyebrows. It is said that Wang Tianzuo is a student of the college. Wouldn't it be better for Wang Tianzuo to do such flattering things.It's rare to let their Li family do this kind of favor.

"Okay, I'll let my grandfather forward it." Wu Yan knew what she was doing, and took it with a smile.

"I made a pot myself, and I'll keep it for you to play with. It's also good to give it to the elders in the family." Jia Zhuo filled a pot full of sea bowls, but it was actually reserved for Wu Yan to give away. .

"Thank you then. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have asked the shopkeeper to keep it for me." Wu Yan stuck out her tongue, and she asked the shopkeeper to hide a dozen or so plants, which were intended to be given to her grandfather. Unexpectedly, Jia Zhuo would consider it for her. alright.

In less than half an hour, none of the more than 100 plants were left, and all of them were sold.

Wu Yan gently squeezed Jia Zhuo's palm, "You don't have to thank me, in fact, I want to thank you. If the business in the store is not good, my waist will still be hard."

The dowry in her hand is not much, and most of it is the dowry gift from the Li family. If she just sits and eats, she will become the kind of person she hates the most.And Li Ronghui looked down on her even more. She didn't know if the Li family's grandparents would still treat her like they did now.

But it's different now. With Doro's start, the future will only get better and better.And Doro's source of customers and popularity will also drive Suyunfang's business, for her there is only a chance of winning, not losing.

Jia Zhuo opened his mouth and said slowly after a long time: "Looking at the shopkeeper and the staff of this store, you can tell that you manage very well, and making money is only a matter of time."

"You don't understand that if today's opening fails, you are still the baby girl of the Wang family, and the little sister Wang Tianzuo holds in his hands. But for me, it is the first domino falling. Because, I There is nothing I can rely on, and the only thing I can rely on is myself, only myself."

Wu Yan's voice was neither sad nor happy, but Jia Zhuo could empathize with it.Reaching out and holding Wu Yan's hand, "It will get better and better, definitely."

"Yes, I will." Wu Yan smiled, put away her momentary weakness, and regained her image of a shrewd and capable young mistress.

Just like wearing her armor, Jia Zhuo thought silently in his heart.