Delicate Flower Chapter 197: Make up for it
So fast!
Yu Tang was very surprised, but after the surprise, she became happy again and felt that she was lucky to have chosen shopkeeper Xiao Tong to help.
She thanked shopkeeper Tong Da.
Shopkeeper Tong Da waved his hand and asked shopkeeper Tong to come over. The three of them sat in the small flower hall behind the **** shop to discuss the future.
What Shopkeeper Tong Da wants is to first spend a lot of money to hire outside masters to help make a batch of coiled incense as big as a foot basin and thick incense sticks as thick as a child’s arm, and use them to offer incense at lectures, and then teach them to the people in Ku’an Temple. How the master and the lay people make this kind of incense, plus the incense making methods that the second and third ladies have taught, a large part of the incense is sent to the Pei family's incense shop for sale, and a small part is left in the temple, or Sold to people who come to ask for incense, or given to pilgrims who come to Ku'an Temple to offer incense.
Yu Tang can understand the former, it is exactly the same as what she thought, but she is a little confused about the latter, saying: "Kuan Temple is quite remote, there are almost no pilgrims, and those who come to offer incense are given some Buddhist incense. It’s pretty good, but you can sell incense to people who come to ask for it..."
Eight or nine times out of ten, no one will buy it!
Shopkeeper Tong Da’s fat face smiled like a Maitreya Buddha, and said: "Miss Yu, doing business is not that simple. Sometimes it is to make money, sometimes it is to make fame. Sometimes, making money is more important. Important, sometimes reputation is more important. In the final analysis, Ku'an Temple is to do good deeds. Since it does good deeds, reputation is more important. What's more, Ku'an Temple has no reputation at all now, so how to open Ku'an Temple? The most important thing is our reputation. As you said, Ku'an Temple is remote and has few pilgrims, so even fewer people come to ask for incense. But our original intention is not to sell incense - think about it , if you go to Ku'an Temple to offer incense, you will get incense, but those who don't go in to offer incense have to buy the incense from Ku'an Temple with money. Do you choose to go in and offer incense? Or do you choose not to pass by? Why don’t you just buy some incense and leave?”
Yu Tang suddenly felt thoughtful.
Shopkeeper Tong Da looked at it and nodded secretly.
No wonder Yu Xiucai is reluctant to marry off his daughter. He is smart and can tell the truth. In a few years, he might really be able to support the Yu family!
Shopkeeper Tong Da felt happy and simply said more: "So, the incense given to Zhaoming Temple is very important. It must smell good, and it must make those women feel comfortable smelling it. Ah After the sea has passed, the first thing is to smell what the Buddhist incense smells like. I heard that there is an incense recipe that can make sandalwood-flavored Buddhist incense. I think this is good, we can make a separate batch of sandalwood-flavored Buddha incense. Buddhist incense comes out and can be given to festivals such as Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. You can also make some soothing incense. Many elderly pilgrims have trouble sleeping... ”
When he talked about his business experience, it was a bit long. When he felt that Yu Tang was looking at him with blank eyes, he was surprised that he had said too much. He quickly stopped the topic and said with a smile: "These are all It's just what I thought about. What to do specifically needs to be analyzed based on the actual situation. We will discuss it carefully before talking about it."
But just talking about it casually has opened Yu Tang's eyes.
She said hurriedly: "Say, you say. I haven't thought about it so much before, and I'm afraid I won't remember it for a while. Can you let me find a pen and ink to write it down?"
Shopkeeper Tong Da was stunned, and then burst into laughter.
Yu Tang blushed and said anxiously: "I, my brain is really running out of energy, you'd better stop laughing at me."
"Very good, very good." Shopkeeper Tong Da didn't take it seriously and said with a smile, "I have also taught many apprentices. I am not afraid of not knowing, but I am afraid of not being serious. It's good for you to be like this, from Ku'an Temple Business can definitely be done."
It turns out that in the eyes of shopkeeper Tong Da, the matter of Ku'an Temple is just a business.
Yu Tang smiled nervously.
Only then did Shopkeeper Xiao Tong have the chance to speak. He respectfully asked Yu Tang: "Can I have a look at the fragrant prescriptions? I have heard that you found these fragrant prescriptions from the solitary book. Since they are in the solitary book, they must be from the previous dynasty. Human incense advocates luxury, and today’s incense advocates elegance. I’m afraid this fragrance recipe needs to be adjusted.”
This is a misunderstanding.
This fragrance recipe was prepared by Gu Xi in his previous life. It is not only in line with modern people's preferences, but is also particularly popular with women.
Shopkeeper Xiao Tong has never seen the incense made, so he will naturally be worried.
Yu Tang immediately agreed readily: "We just want to help Ku'an Temple have an income so that we don't have to live on incense. You can change it any way you want."
As long as the person hired by Shopkeeper Xiao Tong has this ability.
Both shopkeepers Big and Little Tong breathed a sigh of relief.
Yu Tang pursed his lips and smiled secretly.
She stayed in the **** shop for almost an hour before the three of them gave an overview of the future regulations, but if they continued, they would involve some details. Shopkeeper Xiao Tong had just taken over, and Yu Tang had not yet visited Ku'an Temple. He didn't know what he asked, and he didn't know the answers. They did not continue the discussion, but made an appointment to wait until shopkeeper Xiao Tong went to Ku'an Temple to see it. , I'll wait until I find the incense maker.
Yu Tang stood up and left.
Shopkeepers Da and Xiao Tong sent her out.
It is the season of spring and flowers are blooming. The camphor branches on the patio of the **** shop are green and refreshing, and the koi carps in the pond under the trees are swaying and lively.
Yu Tang couldn't help but pause slightly.
She suddenly thought of the first time she entered the inner hall.
Pei Yan is in the elegant room.
She saw his profile across the patio.
It seems like it happened yesterday.
But almost two years have actually passed.
Yu Tang raised the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly.
At that time, she just thought that Pei Yan was handsome and unforgettable, but she did not expect that one day she would become Pei Yan's guest and would have so many entanglements with the Pei family.
She returned to Yu's house in a happy mood.
Over at the Pei Mansion, Shu Qing came back from Ku'an Temple and was talking to Pei Yan about road construction: "Everything has been arranged. The road will be open in ten days at most. But if it is all paved with bluestones, I’m afraid it will take half a year.”
The most important thing is that during this period, every household may need to plow the spring plowing or plant mulberries in preparation for raising silkworms, and there may not be young adults available to help build roads.
He hesitated and said: "Would you like to ask Magistrate Tang for a favor?"
The nine-year term of Magistrate Tang is about to expire, and he has been looking for a way to transfer to a better place. However, after the last time it was revealed that the Li family secretly supported refugees as bandits, he neither wanted to offend the Pei family nor the Pei family. In his eyes, the Li family was a newly wealthy family. The result of the two sides' efforts to please both sides was that neither side was satisfied with his handling of the matter. Naturally, neither family would help him at this juncture.
He was anxious about this matter.
But Pei Yan didn't want to give Magistrate Tang this opportunity. He said, "Our foundation is in Lin'an City. If we indulge a parent official like Magistrate Tang, what will the officials who come to take office in the future think? According to me, the Li family privately The matter of taking in the refugees has to be brought up again and again, and the people who want to be officials in Lin'an can open their eyes and know what they should do and what they shouldn't do. Yes."
Shu Qing thought it made sense, and nodded, preparing to continue talking to Pei Yan about the magistrate's affairs - after Magistrate Tang left, who would be the parent official in Lin'an? If they were willing, they could influence the officials in Lin'an. Appointed and dismissed. Unexpectedly, Pei Yan changed the topic to the lecture at Zhaoming Temple during the Buddha Bathing Festival: "Has the schedule for that day been announced? How are the donations arranged?"
He was stunned.
To be honest, this is a small matter. With his status in the Pei Mansion, he will not pay attention to it at all. But as a staff member, he can't say that he doesn't know.
He immediately asked someone to call Hu Xing to come in.
Hu Xing said immediately: "We haven't made any specific regulations yet, but what Lao An means is to donate first, then give lectures, and those who want to donate later can continue to donate. Everyone who donated that day has You can leave your name and carve it on a stone tablet and place it next to the Enlightenment Pine behind the temple. Do you think this is okay?"
Originally, there are old rules to follow for such things. Although Hu Xing said that Lao An has not yet completely decided, this charter must have been approved by Lao An, otherwise he would directly let Pei Yan make the decision. . He said this just because he was afraid that Pei Yan would have any opinions that were inconsistent with Lao An, so he just said hello in advance. Of course, if Pei Yan must change it, he will definitely change it according to Pei Yan's wishes.
It's just that the probability of this happening is very small.
Pei Yan is the head of the family, and he is the one who takes care of important affairs. This matter of throwing away some incense money and donating some sesame oil money did not require his intervention before.
Hu Xing thought that he might be asking on a whim, and he puffed out his chest confidently and waited for Pei Yan to praise him.
Because donations continued to be accepted after the lectures, most of the donations after the lectures were ordinary people who were emotional after listening to the lectures, and they acted in a moment of excitement. But in this way, the donations and money will definitely be more than the ordinary incense meeting. This lecture sponsored by the Pei family will definitely become famous in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, making the Pei family even better.
Unexpectedly, Pei Yan glanced at him and said, "This matter has been arranged well. However, the main purpose of inviting the eminent monks from the Southern Shaolin Temple this time is to let everyone listen to the eminent monks' teachings and not to overwhelm the guests. Donations after the lecture will remain the same, and donations before the lecture..." He mused, "The temple will arrange for the monk Zhike to bring it up, and the master of Zhike Hall will just make a list of donations. Going too far is not enough, this kind of inconvenience It’s better for the Pei family to stay out of the public appearances at lecture meetings.”
One of Hu Xing and Shu Qing promised cautiously, while the other opened his eyes wide and did not blink for a long time.
Pei Yan doesn't care what these people think.
After arranging things, the tension in his heart finally relaxed.
Everyone acts in unison~IndoMTL.com~ This is a temporary change. Miss Yu should have no chance to cause trouble, right?
He thought about it in his mind, wondering if there was anything he had missed.
Hu Xing and Shu Qing bowed with strange expressions on their faces and exited the study.
Pei Yan began to think about Magistrate Tang.
Hu Xing grabbed Shu Qing and asked him in a low voice sincerely: "What does the third master mean by this? Do you think my previous arrangement was too high-profile? He won't be angry, right?"
This new sect leader was so moody that he really couldn't figure out the context.
Shu Qing was thinking about Yu Tang.
Could this matter have something to do with the young lady from the Yu family?
As a result, he was a little absent-minded when he answered Hu Xing: "Probably not! However, it is said that the Miss Gu family will come to join in the fun that day. Although she is the eldest daughter-in-law, the position of the sect leader falls to the third master. Branch."