Xu Xiuyi had been in a bad mood since she came back from An Cheng's residence. There was no one in Baoning Hall because it hadn't opened yet, so she sat alone in the accounting room, her mind was a little empty, and her expression was a little dazed.
When Ah Fu came in, she was startled.
"Third Grandma, why are you here?"
Xu Xiuyi finally regained her composure, saw Ah Fu holding several account books in his hand, and asked, "Are you in the shop?"
Her tone was very gentle, and Ah Fu blushed. In fact, he had already fallen in love with Xu Xiuyi, but he knew that he was of low status and did not dare to blaspheme. When he saw Xu Xiuyi, he would always blush like a young man.
"Well, I've hired a bookkeeper, and I'll show him the account books. We're going to open soon, and I have to make arrangements for everything in the store."
Ah Fu is a capable man. He used to be an apprentice, but now Xu Xiuyi has promoted him to master. At the same time, he has also made him the "Director of the Human Resources Department". He is asked to do all the recruiting work in the store.
He is really powerful. In less than ten days, he recruited a lot of people. Their talents were reduced and their skills were reduced. They were grouped together, leaving a few smart, capable and experienced people. Now they have arranged their positions. Xu Xiuyi works with Ah Fu and supports him.
It's reassuring.
She stood up and smiled slightly: "Thanks to you for sticking with me, the store depends entirely on your arrangements in the past few days. In two days, the uncle will come to the counter and give instructions to the people below. I will ask you for twelve
You must respect me as much as you did before, and you must not be negligent."
Ah Fu said hurriedly: "This is natural."
"Whenever the uncle has his head on the counter, he always has to show off his medical skills so that outsiders can know about our Su family Baoning Hall. The second master of our Su family is not the only one with great medical skills. So on the first day of opening, you
When we go to post a list, tell us that Baoningtang will open free clinics, give out porridge and medicine, and be sure to make the news bigger and make our Baoningtang brand well known."
Ah Fu admired Xu Xiuyi in his heart. He was a daughter, but he had so many thoughts. When setting up the shop, he arranged everything neatly and every move was very novel, but I have to say that they were all good moves.
Ah Fu nodded and took note.
"yes."
Xu Xiuyi looked at the sky turning dark outside and knew it was time to go back. She said to Ah Fu again: "Brother Guan and his family, please don't neglect them. It's already summer. I'll pay for it myself and make it for everyone."
Yishang, you have the measurements of that old and young man tomorrow, and I'll ask Jin Yu to go to the clothing store and report them."
"Grandma is kind-hearted." Ah Fu praised her sincerely. Xu Xiuyi is generous, generous, informal, forthright, kind, decisive and firm in dealing with things. Such a woman is even more powerful than a man.
He didn't know how to cherish blessings. If this woman was his Ah Fu's wife, he would definitely feel the pain in his palms.
Ah Fu thought, and couldn't help but look at Xu Xiuyi a few more times. Xu Xiuyi actually knew in her heart that Ah Fu liked her, but the admiration in this boy's eyes was not greedy. Xu Xiuyi just thought that he was also old enough to fall in love.
As we age, we inevitably have reverie and yearning for women, but we don't expose it, and we don't take it seriously.
After saying goodbye to Ah Fu, she returned to Su Mansion.
In a few days, Baoning Hall will be reopened. Now everything is ready and all we need is east wind. I hope Guan Dahu and others can send the medicinal materials back as soon as possible.
Three days before the opening of Baoning Hall, the first truck of medicinal materials came back, and it was the down-and-out official. Xu Xiuyi actually thought that he must be the first to come back. After all, he was once an official and had many connections.
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Moreover, he heard that he was an honest and good official and was deeply loved by the people, so he went to people's homes to buy medicinal materials. By relying on his previous reputation, he could save a lot of troublesome mediation work.
After that, Guan Dahu and others sent out a total of four teams of carriages and horses. On the opening day, three teams came back, and one team did not know when they would come back. But now the medicinal materials of these three teams are enough to support the reopening of Baoning Hall. After all,
Xu Xiuyi went to buy every medicinal material in large quantities.
The medicinal materials purchased by Guan Dahu and others are extremely good. The people in Guixi already know the medicinal materials very well. What's more, they have received Xu Xiuyi's great kindness and are grateful to Xu Xiuyi. How could they get some bad things just to get some purchasing money?
Xu Xiuyi.
Xu Xiuyi gathered all the people at the counter, as well as Guan Dahu and other family members, and worked all night long before sorting all the medicinal materials into categories, sorting them out, and putting them into the warehouse. Then, she just waited for the opening at dawn.
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Xu Xiuyi slept in the shop that night. She was afraid that getting up late the next morning would delay the auspicious time for the opening. When she slept until the fourth watch, she heard a series of firecrackers crackling outside. She woke up and thought it was her.
I got up late and missed the time, so the waiter set off the firecrackers first.
When I got up, I found that the firecrackers I had prepared were still placed in the corner of the door. Several guys in the backyard were also awakened. Chen San, Ah Fu, Guan Dahu and others thought they had woken up late and wasted time. They couldn't even get dressed in time.
Get dressed and come out.
Those who came out with them, including their family members, were all sleepy-eyed. They were surprised to see Xu Xiuyi standing in the lobby with the firecrackers placed at Xu Xiuyi's feet.
"Hey, wasn't grandma setting off the firecrackers?"
Xu Xiuyi shook her head. The sound of the firecrackers was very close, right at the door of the store. She asked someone to open a door and looked out. Her face turned dark.
The plaque of the Security Hall! In the dark night with a lot of smoke from firecrackers, it was brightly illuminated by a large candle.
Under the plaque, three men in brocade clothes stood proudly in the spring breeze. One of them, Xu Xiuyi, went to ask for help when the prices of medicinal materials were raised. He was Lou Yong, a large medicinal materials merchant in the capital. There was another one she didn't recognize, and the other one looked at her with a sneer on his face.
Yes, it's not Su Jinyi who broke up and moved out a few days ago.
The guys behind Xu Xiuyi looked at this posture, and they were all furious. They were rubbing their fists and palms to curse, and they were all ready for a fight, and their eyes were red.
This Su Jinyi is so bullying. It's not easy to open a medicine store. She chose to go to the opposite of Baoning Hall, call Baoan Hall, choose this day, and choose it an hour earlier than them.
How could there be any guests on this fourth watch day? His intention was very obvious, which was to suppress Baoning Hall before he could get there.
Xu Xiuyi stretched out her hand to stop Dahu and the others who were about to rush towards the door. With a cold smile on her lips, she told everyone: "Close the door and go back to sleep."
"Grandma, Second Master is so bullying."
Ah Fu was filled with indignation, feeling that Xu Xiuyi had been greatly wronged, and he felt unhappy and wanted to kill Su Jinyi.
Xu Xiuyi looked unconcerned: "Just ask him to do it. He just wants to see how angry we are. How can we do what he wants and play into his hands?"
"But Third Grandma, we are also opening today. By doing this, he is not just giving us a blow. He is deliberately making your face look bad, Third Grandma."
Xu Xiu recalled: "It's still unclear who is not good-looking. Just go to bed. If you don't have time to vent your anger with this evil person, you might as well think about how to deal with the endless flow of guests after dawn. Don't forget, our uncle-in-law
At home, there will be a lot of people coming to support him tomorrow, and we can beat him back by 10% just because of his momentum."
After saying this, everyone's faces softened and looked proud.
"Yes, he opens his own, and his business is comparable to our time-honored one. If he opens a pharmacy across the door, he can at most pick up a few of our mistakes and eat our leftovers. Our Baoningtang is a time-honored brand that has been around for hundreds of years.
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This sentence was very encouraging, and everyone was already excited. Xu Xiuyi asked everyone to go to bed, but everyone started to gather in high spirits, and no one felt sleepy. Xu Xiuyi saw everyone's enthusiasm, and she was naturally happy, and she was willing to see it.
Everyone looks high-spirited.
However, Su Jinyi really made her angry.
She was so comforting to everyone, but she also understood in her heart that Su Jinyi had been in charge of Baoning Hall for many years. He had superb medical skills and was a good businessman. He had a wide network of contacts in the capital, and the two people next to him were probably partners.
, one Xu Xiuyi knew, the other did not.
I know Lou Yong, who is one of the top medicinal herb dealers in the capital. He is shrewd and capable. He has risen to his current status from nothing, which shows that he is a very capable person. The fact that the other one can partner with these two people shows that his status is also extraordinary.
Now that they have joined forces to suppress her like this, looking at the mocking look in Su Jinyi's eyes just now, it's good that she didn't show the angry expression he wanted, otherwise Su Jinyi would be so proud.
In an hour, Baoning Hall will be opened, and with the support of Su Li's family, it will naturally be lively, but in the future, people still need to make a living based on their own abilities.
Xu Xiuyi is not afraid of not being able to defeat Su Jinyi, but Su Jinyi is too arrogant to be able to protect himself from any tricks he may try to do secretly.
Taking a look at the shop, everyone was in high spirits and full of energy. It was hard for her to show a worried expression, so she started working with everyone.
At dawn, the sound of firecrackers in Baoning Hall lasted for half a quarter of an hour.
Neighbors came to see the fun, but they were curious about why the two sides were from Baoning Hall. After taking a closer look, they discovered that one was from Baoning Hall.
Su Jinyi stood at the door of the security hall and looked at Xu Xiuyi with amusement in her eyes.
Xu Xiuyi ignored him, but Su Jinye turned red with anger.
He came here before it opened. The moment he saw the security hall, he almost flew up and smashed the sign. Su Jinyi was really disgusting. He actually stole the reputation passed down by his ancestors like this. He wanted to name someone. If he had the ability to name someone else, he would
It's not intentional to be so similar.
Damn it, he even opened the shop opposite Baoning Hall. Su Jinye blew his beard and glared angrily. It was Xu Xiuyi who pulled him and talked for a long time before he calmed down. Otherwise, he would have punched Su Jinyi's mocking eyes now.
He has straightened his spine now. After Su Jinyi moved out, he felt truly proud and proud, and he had gained some integrity and was no longer as cowardly as before.
He really wanted to beat up Su Jinyi, but Xu Xiuyi lowered her voice and whispered in his ear: "Brother, smile, don't let him see our joke and think we care about him."
Su Jinye glanced at Su Jinyi bitterly, and then a big smile broke out at the corner of his mouth. Yes, they didn't take Su Jinyi's bastard seriously at all.
What kind of security hall? He really has the courage to open it across from Baoning Hall. It will definitely be closed down within three to five days. Who doesn't know that his security hall is just a thief, stealing the reputation of the Su family's time-honored brand to operate it?
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On the first day of opening, Xu Xiuyi had already made some arrangements.
First, they invited a dragon and lion dance team to parade through the market for a day, holding the banner of the Su Family Baoning Hall. If you are sick, you come to treat me, if you are not sick, you come to support me. Then, the list that Ah Fu was asked to list before, today Baoning Hall performs
Porridge and medicine were given to all comers, and with one move, Su and Li's family members came to support her.
The opening was very lively. Seeing Su Jinyi's face slump little by little, Xu Xiuyi felt happy. Su Jinyi probably didn't expect her to do these tricks and thought that the opening was just like setting off firecrackers. But he was really wrong. In modern times, such things as opening
, how can it be considered open if it is not advertised widely?
Xu Xiuyi has lived in modern times for more than 20 years. She has never opened a store, but she has seen some. The higher-end ones are advertising on TV, while the lower-end ones are driving small buns and shouting through the streets with loudspeakers.
On the lower end, you hire a bunch of college students to walk around the streets holding signs for 30 a day.
When she was in college, she was dragged by her roommate to do this kind of thing. She would hold the chess pieces and wave them all the way, shouting neat slogans: The xxx store is open, welcome everyone, etc.
There is another trick that is very common in modern times, which is handing out flyers. Unfortunately, not many people here can read and write, so Xu Xiuyi was afraid that using flyers would not be effective, so it was useless.
The hired dragon and lion dance team illuminated the flag on one side and shouted slogans such as the opening of Baoning Hall. The effect was very good. In addition to the group of "shills" from Su Li's family, there was an endless stream of others.
A lot of people came, most of them came to join in the fun, but naturally there were also some who wanted to get some food and medicine.
Xu Xiuyi's door is open and no one will be turned away.
She was very generous, saying she would give medicines and make porridge, so she gave medicines and made porridge, and the porridge was all meat porridge, very sticky. People from the refugee camp in the east of the city almost brought their families with them after hearing the news. Xu Xiuyi also specially ordered,
If a person comes and asks for three or four bowls, he will give it to him.
After all, you have to drink it rather than throw it away. You must be hungry to take so much.
The eldest son of the Su family, Su Jinye, saw such a big scene for the first time. He was panicked at first. Later, Su Li stood behind him to encourage him. He calmed down and checked people's pulses, prescribed medicines, and inquired after each other one by one. His voice became hoarse.
, the patients were very moved, and his medical skills were excellent, and he was very busy with the academic doctor.
The entire Baoning Hall has been so lively for the first time since its opening to this day.
On this day, Baoning Hall lost money. It lost a lot, but Xu Xiuyi was very happy about the loss. These fifty taels bought Baoning Hall's reputation for charity. What they bought was Su Jinyi's surprised and frustrated look.
She is happy to spend money to buy happiness.
Su Jinye was so busy late at night that his voice was completely hoarse. He had never spoken so many words in his life. He had never been entrusted with important tasks in the Su Mansion. Today he shouldered the important task. Although his voice was hoarse, his mood was like this.
This is the first time in several years that this is good.
Everyone had dinner together. Su Jinye, like Xu Xiuyi, did not shy away from sitting on the floor with everyone, drinking and eating food, chatting happily. Xu Xiuyi liked this atmosphere, everyone was like a family, and she regarded these people as
As employees and friends, without their help, Baonyeongtang would not have such a lively opening day.
There are many people in Baoning Hall now. Guan Dahu and others are responsible for the purchase. The family members live in the backyard of the hospital. Because there is no room for people in the backyard, they build shacks. Xu Xiuyi has already promised to rent the yard behind the backyard for everyone.
Settling down, it's also close to the medical center.
Xu Xiuyi, the wives of Guan Dahu and others, also agreed to help with the work of doing embroidery and needlework. These women were the best at it. Xu Xiuyi even asked the academic doctor to teach these people's children how to read and write. She felt that everyone
Everyone should have the right to learn, regardless of high or low.
Guan Dahu and others became more and more determined to follow her.
As for Ah Fu and others, Xu Xiuyi also gave them a lot of benefits after taking charge of Baoning Hall. They all received salary increases and promotions, and naturally they followed Xu Xiuyi wholeheartedly.
No one would refuse such good treatment and such a good master.
Baoning Hall now supports many people, which seems to be overstaffed, but Xu Xiuyi has a blueprint in her mind. She recruits troops and trains her confidants, just to one day make Baoning Hall the only medical center in the capital. Yes, she has
Acquisition plan!
The word "acquisition" must have been very unfamiliar to ancient people. Xu Xiuyi had no intention of explaining it to them now, but they would definitely understand the meaning of these two words in the future.
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After a busy day, Xu Xiuyi and Su Jinye of the Su Li family took a car to go home together. When they got home, they found out that her mother had come. She knew that she was busy at the counter and had not disturbed her. She had been waiting in the Su Mansion all day.
She went over and was met by the housekeeper, Uncle Wang. Because Xu Xiuyi had memories, she was no stranger to Uncle Wang.
Uncle Wang came back this time to deliver an invitation. The invitation clearly stated that Xu Lanqing was getting married.
This is really a great joy. In recent years, due to the fifth prince's overt and covert obstruction, no girl's family dared to visit the Xu family, which delayed Xu Lanqing's marriage.
Xu Xiuyi asked Uncle Wang: "Whose girl is this? How did it happen?"
Uncle Wang smiled and said, "I'm the matchmaker. My father just came to Beijing and worked for you, so he got along well with you. You saw his girl and thought she was a good match for the young master, so he mentioned it jokingly.
, but it turned out that they really came to play matchmaking, and the young master saw the portrait and had no objection."
This is normal. There have been many matchmakers over the years, and Xu Lanqing has few objections. However, none of them can actually get through to her house. Most of them are the fifth princes who are causing trouble. Xu Xiuyi is curious about the fifth princes this time.
How come you feel at peace?
When I think about it carefully, I can't help but feel a little ridiculed. Yes, she already has a new love, but the fifth prince is still holding on to the past feud with her brother.
A figure flashed through my mind, but it only disappeared in a flash.
She smiled at Uncle Wang and said, "I will go there. The road is too dark to walk on. I will ask someone to take you there."
Uncle Wang waved his hand: "I came by car, Auntie, I'll go back first."
"Be careful on the road."
Xu Xiuyi took the invitation back to the house, opened it and looked at the time on it. May 15th was about the date set by the old almanac. Calculating the days, there was still more than half a month left. Xu Xiuyi asked Jin Yu to put the invitation away, and then
Jia Jinyu sent mints to Su Jinye, then washed up and went to bed.
Time passed quickly, and half of May passed in a blink of an eye. Baoning Hall and Baoning Hall began to compete with each other. Su Jinyi had great medical skills, but Su Jinye was from the same lineage as him and were equally matched.
There are two chaebols supporting the Baoan Tang, and the Su family also has strong financial resources, regardless of top or bottom.
Baoningtang is a time-honored brand, and Baoningtang has a wide network of contacts. In terms of these two points, both companies have their own selling points.
In the secret competition, Baoningtang didn't get much advantage, and Baoningtang didn't necessarily have the ability to overpower Baoningtang. Xu Xiuyi had been having a leisurely time these days. She ordered the counter to do whatever she wanted, don't be vindictive, and don't solicit customers.
, An Ansheng is running the drugstore like this. As for the security hall, it cannot be defeated in a short while, so it is better to torment them slowly over a long period of time.
Nothing happened on Su Jinyi's side. Xu Xiuyi has not been to the counter for several days. She has entrusted most of the affairs of Baoning Hall to Su Jinye, Ah Fu, and Guan Dahu. These three are powerful.
, one is energetic and the other is capable. Baoningtang just needs to carry out daily operations and Xu Xiuyi does not need to come forward at all.
She has been busy preparing big gifts for her brother these days.
The girl from the three matchmakers and six hires is already considered the quasi-grandmother of the Xu family. The fifth prince really seems to have done nothing, so he probably won't get in trouble again this time.
Xu Xiuyi had someone prepare a pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets as a meeting gift for her future sister-in-law.
As for giving it to Xu Lanqing, Xu Lanqing never liked gold, silver and jewelry. Xu Xiuyi bought a picture of a beautiful woman from the antique market by a calligrapher whom Xu Lanqing admired and gave it to Xu Lanqing. The colorful picture of the beauty looking back under the peonies was considered a joy.
Naturally, the Su family also wanted to give gifts. They prepared gifts for each room and sent people to go back to their parents' home with Xu Xiuyi.
The old lady was inconvenient and asked her maid Yingbi to go there. The one in the first room was naturally Su Li, who brought Miss Qing. The one in the fourth room was Su Jinyu who fell asleep and has not woken up for two months. Tai Lian was pregnant for another eight months.
She was pregnant and couldn't leave, so she just sent her a gift and asked Xu Xiuyi to take it back.
Xu Xiuyi asked the wet nurse to bring the dumplings. The wet nurse was a new one, she was very young and her name was Siniang.
I adopted the dumplings and didn’t let anyone in my mother’s family see them, so I took them back this time for people to see.
On May 15th, the Su family took out two carriages, pulled gifts and people, and headed towards the Xu Mansion.
The Xu Mansion was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations and was very happy. Xu Xiuyi and others were welcomed in and led to Xu Xiuyi's former boudoir to rest. Xu Xiuyi asked the nanny to bring the dumplings, thinking of going to pay a visit to the old man.
Halfway through the walk, Tuanzi started crying so much that Xu Xiuyi asked the wet nurse to take her back to breastfeed her so that she could show him to the old man later.
——Digression——
Are there any messages, are there any recommendations, are there any gold medals, are there any expressions of porridge to Xiaojiu?