Wishing You Eternal Happiness Chapter 757: ：Doing business
In a blink of an eye, it’s November.
Yu Youyao settled down in the Xie Mansion, away from the disputes in Beijing, and out of the rules and regulations of the Yu Mansion. The days in the Xie Mansion were undoubtedly leisurely and comfortable.
The only thing is that after coming to Quanzhou, I saw Yin Huaixi only a handful of times, and every time, there were elders present, and due to etiquette, I didn't even have a chance to speak alone.
She also knows that this is the defense between men and women, the rules and etiquette that should be followed.
In his spare time, Yu Youyao wrote letters to friends in the Yu Mansion, the Yu clan, and in Beijing, and sent some Quanzhou specialties.
She lives in seclusion all day, and Mrs. Wang is worried that she will get bored staying at home: "You still have several good shops in Quanzhou. Do you want to go out and take a look at the shops?"
Yu Youyao was stunned for a moment and did not react.
As soon as Wang's expression changed, she thought that Yu Youyao was a daughter of an official family and had been named the head of Shaoyi County. How could she go out and show her face casually?
Government families are no different than merchants. The property of Zhuangzi has more acres and is more respectable, but the shop business is still less. They are all taken care of by the family's loyal servants, and they usually only need to report accounts to the government.
Wang hurriedly said: "I saw that you have been in Quanzhou for a while. It's better to stay at home all the time. It's good for your health to take a walk to relax."
Only then did Yu Youyao come back to his senses and curled his lips with a smile: "It's good to take a look at the shop and relax. The shops here in Quanzhou are all managed by my aunt, but I used to sit back and enjoy the benefits. Now that I have come to Quanzhou, I naturally want to go and take a look, as I can’t continue to worry about my aunt."
Her mother married far away from Beijing, and most of the property under her name was repurchased by the Xie family in Beijing, including shops, villages, acres of land, woodland, etc.
There are not many industries here in Quanzhou.
When Wang heard this, she felt it was appropriate and held her hand: "There are seven shops in total. Three of them are the makeup shops that your mother built herself, and the other four shops sell products from merchant ships. Rare items, as well as fashionable items in Beijing, are all made by old shops, and they don’t take much thought. I just took some time to look at the account books. It’s nothing to worry about. I’m worried that you will be bored if you stay at home all day long. Having something to do makes people feel more at ease."
Yu Youyao knew that the profits of these seven shops were very considerable, and they were deposited directly into the bank, and the account books were given to her once a quarter.
It can be seen that a lot of effort has been put into taking care of it.
Profits reflect people's hearts and human nature. Xie's family has a great business and would not take advantage of seven shops. However, his sincerity in running "other people's" shops for more than ten years can be seen.
"Thank you, auntie," Yu Youyao was very touched: "My grandmother bought a house for me in Quanzhou before her death, and asked the uncle and aunt in the clan to take care of the house. My cousin and fourth brother lived there. It's rare to go out today, so I wanted to stop by and have a look."
Wang hurriedly said: "The Yu Mansion has arranged for someone to take care of you in Quanzhou. This is also a good thing. You will have nothing to do in the future, and it will not be a hindrance to go and walk around more often."
Yu Youyao returned to her room and changed into a lotus-colored coat and skirt. The color was elegant and simple, and it was not ostentatious.
Chunxiao wore a waist-length cloak with a chinchilla fur collar. Yu Youyao could not help but think that every year in October in Beijing, the weather turns to winter, and in November, it is already freezing cold.
The earth dragon was burned at home a long time ago and a charcoal cage was installed.
She was afraid of the cold, and felt that life was difficult every winter. She wished she could eat, drink, and defecate in bed.
The climate here in Quanzhou is warmer. In November, I don’t feel cold even if I only wear a thin coat.
Ms. Wang first took Yu Youyao to see the shop, carefully explained to her the operations, procurement, and profits of the shop, and even took her to check the accounts.
They are all business matters, which are somewhat different from the accounting, housekeeping, and management that Yu Youyao learned in Yu Mansion.
Yu Youyao listened with great interest.
Seeing her interest, Mrs. Wang taught her how to negotiate and do business, and then said: "The Lin family is also one of the top wealthy businessmen in Quanzhou. Their main business is medicinal materials and spices. The spices and medicinal materials needed in the shop under your name are , that is, getting goods from the Lin family, and leaving some small businesses of the Lin family to Miss Lin to take care of. It just so happens that you need to buy a batch of spices and medicinal materials in your shop. If you are interested, I will make an appointment with Miss Lin for you another day. How about I leave this business to you?"
In a room full of brats, there is no one to whom they can talk to each other. We are both from the same daughter’s family. Let’s discuss business together, gain experience and practice, and it’s okay. Xiaoyao’er is here. In Quanzhou, you have to get to know some people of the same age. From now on, walking around will be more lively.
Wang mentioned some things about the Lin family again.
Yu Youyao's heart moved, she took Wang's arm and said coquettishly: "This is my first time talking about business, please teach me more."
The Lin family has such a stable source of medicinal materials. If they can expand their business, they must have their own medicinal plantations and supply channels.
There is no shortage of money and food in the north, but medicinal materials and spices are controlled by the imperial court. They still need to be prepared during times of peace, but control is even stricter during times of famine.
Medical materials are scarce materials. Many medicinal materials have special origins and special suppliers. It is almost transparent how many people have passed through the process.
There are many merchants selling medicinal materials in China, but because medicinal materials are scarce and the court strictly controls the supplies, the relationship behind them is also complicated.
Even if an **** agency comes forward, it is not safe.
She also has a medicinal shop under her name, but it is a small business.
Yu Youyao inevitably asked about the situation of the Lin family: "Does Miss Lin have any brothers?"
Although the atmosphere in Quanzhou is open, if there are brothers in the family, the daughter will not be allowed to do business in public.
Wang said meaningfully: "Master Lin's first wife, Yan~IndoMTL.com~, comes from the Yan family in Yizhou, Shuchuan (Chengdu). The Yan family is of the same family background as the Lin family. They are also in the medicinal materials business and have their own medicinal plant Zhuangzi. Mr. Lin and his first wife only had one daughter. The family took in several concubines and gave birth to several bastards. However, the daughter was very smart and helped the family look after and check the accounts since she was a child."
In just one sentence, Yu Youyao understood the key point.
There are ten major medicinal material producing areas in Dazhou. Fujian belongs to the Jiangnan medicinal material producing area, while Shuchuan belongs to the Sichuan medicinal material producing area. The medicinal materials produced in each region are different.
Through marriage, the Lin family and the Yan family have reached a win-win situation in which Jiang Yao is sold to Sichuan and Sichuan medicine is sold to Jiang, and they exchange what they need.
The Yan family has no children, but has a powerful mother-in-law. How could she just watch her concubine climb over her head and dominate her?
Quanzhou is an important place for commerce and trade, with an open atmosphere and businessmen who value profits but not etiquette.
As a woman, Miss Lin has the support of Yan's mother and the Yan family. As long as the Lin family does not want to give up the cooperation with the Yan family and the exchange of medicinal materials from Jiang and Sichuan, they will not give up on Miss Lin.
What's more, in the future, business dealings between the Lin family and the Yan family will all go through Miss Lin.