Chapter 392: Dim sum

Cao Mansion, living room.

After asking two questions about Cheng Mengxing when he would set off, Cao Yong shut up and glanced at Chu Yu.

Chu Yu knew that he was considering the identity of Han Jiang's widow and wanted to avoid suspicion, so he spoke, "I heard from my uncle that Mrs. Han was preparing to buy property in the capital. What kind of business do you plan to do?"

Han Jiang's family always meets outsiders, but they are always wearing veils and rarely show up like this.

Today, when she came to Cao's mansion, she looked so careless, because Cao Yong had seen her appearance, there was no need to hide it anymore, and the other was to meet Cao Yong, the noble lady of the princess, who seemed disrespectful and petty.

Now, seeing that Cao Yong seemed to let go and hand it over to his wife to deal with it, Han Jiang felt a little confused. Did he look down on her widow's identity and disdain to meet her? Or did he ask her to take care of her because she was afraid of causing trouble?

He didn't dare to do anything in his heart. Since Chu Yu asked in detail, she couldn't stop answering, so he turned sideways and said, "Reply to his wife, the little woman wants to return to her old business and buy a money shop in Beijing!"

Unexpectedly, Cao Yong really had this idea. After hearing this, he couldn't help but frown. The capital is full of powerful people, so how could she, a foreigner, get involved in the money business? Not to mention a woman with a business identity.

Chu Yu had heard Cao Yong's meaning before and knew that her husband did not agree with the money shop business. He looked at him and saw that he really frowned, so he knew it.

After thinking about it for a while, she smiled and said, "Money and food are a big deal. I'm afraid it's not easy to buy and sell. There are many troubles inside and outside. Do Mrs. Han have any other plans?"

Because Cao Yong had already mentioned it with Cheng Mengxing before, it was difficult to make a business in the capital, either to find a mansion for Han Jiang's family to affiliate, or to let her be under the name of the Cao family.

Cheng Mengxing was naturally trusting Cao Yong, so he said that Cao Yong would arrange it at will. Therefore, Han Jiang also knew that these were to do business with the Cao family again.

Han Jiang was a little confused when he heard this, and she was against the money shop. However, these days, she had already started looking for a shop at the Qianmen side and had several plans.

Since Chu Yu said that money shops are not easy to buy and sell, Han Jiang thought for a while and said, "I heard that there are many literati and scholars in the capital, and many powerful people love famous teas. Why not open a tea shop?"

Chu Yu had heard of the rumor of "tea boy". When she first arrived in the capital in spring, every time she went out for social activities, she was asked by the female family members of various governments in a different way, which was really annoying.

When Chu Yu heard Han Jiang mention this, he was immediately alert. Although this tea transaction is profitable, if it is related to the Cao family, Cao Yong's future troubles are inevitable. She knew that her husband's temperament was a way to avoid trouble. Therefore, she smiled and said, "Although the profit of tea is rich, it must be a good tea garden. It is not appropriate to get involved in this rashly."

The Cao family once operated several tea gardens, which are well known to everyone. Han Jiang mentioned the tea business because of this reason.

Seeing that Chu Yu denied it again, Han Jiang couldn't help but be stunned, a little confused about his intention. Could it be that Cao Yong just treated it for his uncle, but he was perfunctory and had no intention of doing business together?

The room was quiet, and I heard a loud voice outside, "Brother, are there any guests?"

It was Cao Song and Cao Shuo brothers who came back from outside. When they heard that a female guest came, they thought it was strange and came to see him.

Cao Song was originally going to joke with his brother. When he saw Chu Yu sitting in the hall, he touched his head and said with a smirk: "Sister-in-law is here too!" He said something, but his eyes glanced at Han Jiang's side.

Cao Shuo followed Cao Song in and greeted his elder brother and sister-in-law. Seeing that Cao Song was out of control, he quickly reached out and pulled his brother's back.

Han Jiang had already lowered his eyelids, looked at his nose, his nose and his heart, and sat upright into the old monk.

Seeing her age, Cao Yong was so immature. He thought of Wenxiu, who was enslaved but still worked hard to live with a gentle smile, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He coughed and said to Han Jiang, "This is my second and third brother!" After that, he said to Cao Song and Cao Shuo, "This is our fellow villager, Mrs. Han from Liuhe Bank, Jiangning!"

Seeing Cao Yong's introduction, Han Jiang stood up and said, "The little woman has met Mr. Cao Er and Mr. Cao San!"

Cao Shuo bent over and gave a favor in a regular manner, but Cao Song was a little surprised and blurted out: "Isn't Liuhe Money House surnamed Jiang? How can Mrs. Han come out?"

Han Jiang was well educated, but he was not annoyed. He replied in a deep voice: "The little woman's mother's surname is Jiang, and Liuhe Money House is the property left by the little woman's parents!"

"It's half a fellow villager!" Cao Song finished hearing this, but did not take it to heart, but raised the pastry bag in his hand and said, "Sister-in-law, my brother went to buy some details. Isn't my sister-in-law the most popular rose cake? Isn't my brother a big bag!"

Chu Yu smiled and said, "I'm impatient to eat these two days, so I want to thank my second brother for your trouble!"

I saw a pile of desserts in Cao Song's hand, and Cao Shuo was following him, holding the desserts in one hand. After all, it was estimated that there were always about ten packs.

Cao Yong was amused and said to Cao Song: "You are robbing the snack shop, why did you buy so many?"

"It's like this, my brother is afraid it's not enough!" Cao Song said with a smile: "Brother, sister-in-law, mother's, younger brother's and sister's, as well as sister-in-law Tian's and Niu Niu's and Brother Wei's yard... are all big and small," said Cao Song.

Cao Yong was very happy to see that he could think of everyone. However, Han Jiang was there and it was not easy to neglect him too much, so he nodded and said, "Since that's the case, the second and third brothers will go to give snacks first. I will talk to your sister-in-law for a while with the guests!"

Cao Song and Cao Shuo bowed and agreed, then left sideways to the guest Han Jiang before retreating.

As soon as the two guys walked to the door, they heard Cao Yong say, "Stop!"

Cao Song and Cao Shuo turned around. Cao Yong's face was even more joyful than before. He waved to Cao Song and said, "Second brother, come here and bring me a pack of the big and eight-piece snacks!"

Cao Song didn't know why his brother was like this in front of the guests, so he couldn't help but mutter, "Brother, are you hungry?" But he didn't delay his feet, and quickly walked to Cao Yong, picked two packs of snacks.

The eight-piece cakes with the eight big pieces are: blessing, longevity, fortune, joy, rolled crisps, jujube flowers, walnut crisps, and Balacakes. The eight-piece cakes with the eight thin pieces are: almond cakes, white crust cakes, zhangyuan cakes, master cakes, chicken oil cakes, capsule cakes, egg yolk crisps and hard-crusted peaches. Whether it is the eight big pieces or the eight thin pieces, they are all set and pounds.

Cao Yong looked carefully and saw Cao Song still standing beside him, waved his hand and said, "Go and go, leave these two packs of snacks here first!"

Cao Song was a little confused, but it was not good to go against his brother's wishes, so he left in a confused manner.

Cao Yong's eyes lit up and said to Chu Yu and Han Jiangshi: "Do I know what to do? Although there are many dim sum shops in Beijing, they sell these kinds of things over and over again. Speaking of dim sum, it is still the meticulous snacks in the south. Suzhou's dim sum chefs are famous. Nanwei dim sum is sweet and may not be as good as the tastes of people in Beijing, so the shops selling Nanwei dim sum in Beijing are not as many as the ones in Beijing. But speaking of this, eight out of ten officials in Beijing are from the south, so there are no worries about selling this dim sum!"

In fact, he remembered that Daoxiangcun came. In his previous life, his parents were just a bite and they favored both the Wumacake and the Beef Tonguecake in Daoxiangcun.

The dim sum in Daoxiangcun is mainly Su style and supplemented by Cantonese style. Because of its many varieties and flavors, both the elderly and children like their dim sum.

If we compare this, it is much more refined than the desserts I bought in Beijing now.

The Jiang family is in Jiangning and is one of the most wealthy families. Han Jiang never lacks money for urination. His mother tribe in Yangzhou is also a wealthy salt merchant.

This snack shop is not really a business on the market. Therefore, Han Jiang's expression was a little stiff when he heard this. She really couldn't understand how Cao Yong, who had sold the pearl farming recipe for millions of taels of silver, cared about these small profits.

Cao Yong thought in his heart, but it was a long-term business. He tapped the chair handle with his finger and said, "We must pay attention to the authentic taste. This worker can hire people from Beijing, but the master and the front-held clerk have to look for them from the south. Don't worry, I will write to the south and send the manager there to Suzhou to find some good dim sum masters. In Guangzhou, Wei Xin is here, so I also wrote to him to tell him. There are missionaries there. If you can find a foreign dim sum master, it would be even more appropriate!"

Han Jiang frowned slightly and said, "Mr. Cao, this kind of shop has small profits, so how much does it benefit in the business?"

Seeing that she looked down on this, Cao Yong said, "When I visit relatives and friends in Beijing, adults and children usually have snacks, but when they catch up with weddings and weddings, they still need to make buns. In addition to this, if the seasonal Lantern Festival, Zongzi, Mooncake, Chongyang cake, etc. are famous, if you make a name for yourself, you will talk less about the food and clothing cost, and the food and clothing cost, the people in Beijing pay attention to food and clothing. If you make this snack shop, you will find a font size, which is a golden sign!"

Han Jiang hesitated and said, "It's a little less profitable!"

Seeing that she was so ambitious, Cao Yong said seriously: "Mrs. Han, although Cao is willing to help because of the relationship between Mr. Cheng and Sister Ling. However, Cao is lazy and unwilling to cause more trouble. As for the money-house business that Mrs. Han likes, please consider the difficulties. The capital is different from Jiangning. They are all bannermen and nobles. They just want to recruit someone, just take the title and have an official position. If the wife insists on doing the money-house business, then Cao can only say sorry!"

Chu Yu had a good impression of Han Jiang, but seeing that she was so stubborn, she didn't appreciate Cao Yong's kindness, and she felt a little annoyed.

Seeing that Cao Yong had already said this, it would be boring to continue talking, Han Jiang said, "After all, this is a major matter related to future business operations. Please let Mr. Cao and the little woman think about it for a few days!"

Cao Yong thought for a while and said, "Mrs. Han, there are many allusions about buying and selling people in the capital. Go back to your uncle's house and look for a few old people in the capital. If you look carefully, you will know that the water in the capital is shallow!"

Han Jiang knew that he would not say these words for no reason, and stood up and said, "Mr. Cao's words are saved. Since that's the case, the little woman will go back today. I thanked Mr. Cao and his wife for their worries about the little woman's well-being!"

Cao Yong and Chu Yu also got up from their seats and parted with Han Jiang.

Chu Yu's body remained unchanged, and Cao Yong was sent out of the mansion alone and seemed too serious, so he called the butler to come and drove Han Jiang's carriage into the yard and sent her away.

When Han Jiang left, Cao Yong pushed his feet hard and sighed, "What's the point of doing this? It's just a bowl of rice and a room to sleep! It would be better to find someone to marry soon, which would be worry-free!"

Chu Yu looked at the beef bun and said to Cao Yong: "If the prince really wants to make a beef bun shop, even if Mrs. Han has no intention of this, we just need to find someone to do it!"

Cao Yong nodded, remembering the brothers Cao Song and Cao Shuo. As they all grew up, they had to find an opportunity to ask about the ambitions of these little brothers. In addition to being officials, there were no other things they wanted to do. Although doing business at this time was a cheap business, most of the shops of wealthy families were managed by servants, and the family was just kept by others.

Although I am unwilling to raise these little brothers into lazy people, I have to buy a few industries with investment in the public sector one after another. In this case, even if the little brothers want to become officials, they don’t have to worry about money and want to reach out to embezzle and accept bribes to make money.

However, they cannot make them feel worry-free and lose their ambition. If they realize that money is hard-earned, they will lose their extravagance in the future and will not waste money randomly.

This brother is really hard to do. Cao Yong shook his head and smiled bitterly. How could he feel like "My family has a son to grow up"?

Although Chu Yu said nothing was wrong, Cao Yong was still worried and helped her arm, and the couple went back to the yard together. Cao Yong thought of Jinghui, who was obsessed with Cao Song, and asked, "Have you inquired about the matter of Dong E's family? With the old lady here, Jing's girl should be fine, right?"
Chapter completed!