Chapter 438 Sui Gen'er (Additional update for alliance leader Cao Mianzi)
Brother Jiu's face showed disbelief.
"With a three-room facade, a dozen people, and the use of craftsmen from Shun'an Silver Building, the income is only 500 taels of silver in eight months? That translates to 62 taels of silver per month, and every day
Two taels and one yuan is too little?"
Shu Shu nodded and said: "This is a silver house, not other low-income, high-priced businesses. The sales are transparent. A silver bracelet weighing two taels, even if the flowers are withered, will not be sold for three taels. Plus,
One or two cents of labor is almost enough... This is less than 20% of the gross profit, and then the craftsman's wages, the expenses of the clerk, the accountant, the shopkeeper, and a rent according to the market price, all of these must be taken out.
The money left over every month is pretty good."
Brother Jiu frowned and said, "Why do you still need to calculate the rent for your own shop?"
Shu Shu said: "If the shop is rented to others, the rent can be collected directly. You can't say that you use it yourself and wipe out the cost."
Brother Jiu understood what he understood and nodded: "From this point of view, the profit of sixty taels of silver per month is not that small. The shop was bought for only more than 2,000 taels of silver. It took almost three and a half years for the shop to recover its capital.
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Shu Shu shook his head and said: "Of the six hundred taels of profit, a small three hundred were earned in the winter and twelfth lunar months, because there were many people getting married at that time, and these months in the first month are the lean season, unless it is the year of the draft.
, converted in this way, it’s almost 600 taels a year.”
Brother Jiu grinned: "There are only so many guests coming and going, so isn't Shun'an Silver Building even less than this?"
The passenger flow on the opposite side is more than double that here.
Shu Shu thought about last year's accounting and said: "It's not a small amount. Calculated, the two shops are about the same. There is more gold here, so the labor costs are naturally higher, and the profit is greater than the other shop..."
Brother Jiu counted on his fingers: "This is already a profitable shop. With twenty prosperous shops open, the annual revenue is only more than 10,000 taels. We still have to spend so many manpower to keep an eye on it. It's not enough to worry about.
I’d better be your own internal affairs manager!”
Shu Shu smiled and listened without saying anything else.
In fact, she knew a simpler way to make money.
That is the big landlord, the big landowner.
Not to mention others, when Heshen ransacked his house, there were 3,000 houses and 8,000 hectares of fertile land.
But she was just thinking about it.
I was able to purchase those properties last spring because of the help of my ninth elder brother. The timing was just right.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to obtain.
The two of them came out of the Silver Tower and went directly back to the palace.
Xiaosong was already waiting at the gate of Di'anmen.
The master and servants returned to the Second Institute via the Di'anmen and Shenwumen routes.
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In the Yikun Palace, in the East Room.
On the Kang table there is a picture of "Nine-Nine Winter Plum Blossoms".
Concubine Yi held her seventeenth brother in her arms and was teaching him how to draw plum blossoms with an eyebrow pencil. She was also busy saying: "The rivers bloom in the seventh and ninth months, and the swallows come in the eighth and ninth..."
"When the river opens, there will be fish to eat at the age of seventeen; when the swallows come, they will build nests on the beams and hatch out little swallows..."
"Nine-nine plus one-nine, the cattle are everywhere, and farmers will start spring plowing..."
Kangxi came to visit Concubine Yi and happened to see this picture of the concubine teaching her son.
The warmth is there, but the content is not right.
There was helplessness on his face: "The ones that came here in August or September are wild geese, not little swallows!"
"emperor……"
When Concubine Yi saw Kangxi, her face became more joyful. She put down her seventeenth brother and stood up to greet him.
The seventeenth elder brother looked at Kangxi with round eyes, but felt that Kangxi was a bit unfamiliar.
Children have short memories and cannot remember people.
Seeing Concubine Yi hanging around Kangxi, the Seventeenth Prince quit.
"Empress, Empress..."
The seventeenth elder brother stretched out his little hand and wanted Concubine Yi to hug him.
Concubine Yi smiled and went to hug someone, but Kangxi stopped her.
Kangxi reprimanded: "You are heavy, don't spoil him too much. He is so old and still needs someone to hold him!"
Concubine Yi did not argue and complained in her heart.
How old is it?!
I am only three years old, but my first birthday is less than two birthdays!
Brother Seventeen saw that Kangxi was unhappy and did not dare to be presumptuous. He looked at Concubine Yi pitifully and said: "Sister-in-law Jiu, cake cake..."
Concubine Yi smiled: "I am thinking about the snacks sent by your ninth sister-in-law. Go down and eat..."
With that said, he ordered Seventeenth Brother's wet nurse to carry him down.
Kangxi then sat down by the Kang, looked at Concubine Yi, and took a few more glances at her face.
Concubine Yi noticed, touched her face, and said with a smile: "What does the emperor see? I have become ugly?"
Kangxi muttered: "Go back and ask the Taiyuan Hospital to get you two boxes of pearl ointment."
Yi Fei quit, went to the dressing table, took out the dressing mirror where Xiang Lan had hidden it, looked at herself in the mirror, and was shocked.
There are yellowish-brown spots on both sides of the cheeks.
Yifei is fair, so the color of the spots is lighter, but still very obvious.
Kangxi followed him in and comforted him: "This is a butterfly spot, which is common among women. It will be fine after giving birth."
However, Concubine Yi's face was not annoyed, but instead she looked cheerful and smiling.
Kangxi was surprised.
He knew that Concubine Yi was the most beautiful person, so shouldn't he be annoyed at this time?
Then he blamed the palace officials for concealing it.
However, Concubine Yi was very happy. She looked at herself in the mirror as if she were looking at a medal and said: "No wonder it's called 'Butterfly Spot', it does look a bit like..."
Kangxi was a little confused.
He glanced at Yi Fei's face a few more times, but still felt awkward, as if eggs were dipped in sesame salt.
Concubine Yi had already put down the mirror, took Kangxi's hand, put it down on her belly, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this time is different from when you were pregnant with the fifth and ninth brothers. We will have multiple little princesses...
I have this spot on my face, but it didn’t appear in the first two times... They say, 'An ugly mother will give birth to a daughter, and a beautiful mother will give birth to a son', but I can’t tell if that’s true..."
Kangxi listened and also laughed.
He had known for a long time that Concubine Yi envied Concubine De and Concubine Rong, who had both children.
But no one can say for sure the gender of the child in her belly.
Even the best gynecologist cannot judge 100% of the time.
He was afraid that Concubine Yi would be disappointed, so he said: "Little Gege, little brother, he is my youngest son, I will love him well."
Yi Fei smiled and nodded: "Well, then you have to teach him well. Don't let him be like Lao Jiu. He was very naughty when he was a child, and he has no integrity when he grows up..."
Kangxi heard her complain and said, "What's wrong with him?"
Concubine Yi hummed softly: "The emperor is extremely smart and talented, and I am not a fool either. How could I give birth to such a stupid son?"
Then she told Brother Jiu about buying medicine.
"I said I prepared two portions, but I don't know about him yet? If my daughter-in-law hadn't asked for help, I wouldn't have even seen ginseng here, let alone ginseng! Yes, there is an imperial pharmacy in the palace, and the medicinal materials there are even better.
It's better, but is it the same as being a filial son?"
The more she talked, the angrier she became: "I'm really trying to please my mother-in-law, but I don't want to try to please my own mother!"
Kangxi did not hear any shortcomings.
Thinking of the news they got yesterday, the Second Institute sent several boxes to Yikun Palace.
Yesterday, those who came in from Shenwu Sect were mostly gold and silver.
He felt sad in his heart and said: "Didn't you say that you showed respect to others? It's already pretty good. I haven't seen anything there yet!"
Concubine Yi covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I have my concubines here, and the Emperor must have them too... Wherever that bastard is filial, it's probably the daughter-in-law's idea, just like the time at the Paddock Palace, the daughter-in-law is...
Even the rich and the poor are equal..."
Kangxi saw that she was belittling Brother Jiu and didn't like hearing it. He said: "That's not necessarily true. Brother Jiu has already said it before. Jiu Fujin is good, but Brother Jiu is also good... You can't favor one over the other, too much."
Partiality..."
Concubine Yi: "..."
She paused and followed the words: "Isn't that because the fifth child is more sensible and more lovable? If the ninth child is better, who will bother him?"
"Eternal God Emperor"
Kangxi hummed and said: "Ignore what is hurtful? The palms and backs of your hands are all flesh. As a mother, you should act fairly and don't make things difficult for the children!"
If the double treatment really spreads outside the palace, I'm afraid Qi Xi will come over and wipe his tears again.
Concubine Yi nodded and said: "I am wrong. I am impatient and angry these days. I get upset when I think of Brother Nine. That is to say, the emperor has chosen a good daughter-in-law. I love the house and the bird, so I can bear it. Otherwise, yesterday
In that case, I will definitely send someone over to teach Brother Ninth a lesson..."
Kangxi felt that he was quite angry recently, and when he met Brother Nine, he also wanted to teach others.
He didn't blame Concubine Yi because he was comparing his feelings to his own. He only told her, "No matter how you feel in your heart, be fair on the surface. Otherwise, over time, there will be discord between brothers."
Concubine Yi stood up, listened, and solemnly responded: "Well, it all depends on the emperor..."
The emperor and the concubine sat opposite each other.
Kangxi thought about the delivery date given by Tai Hospital and said: "You will give birth in May, I should be back in Luan at the end of April..."
Concubine Yi showed joy on her face.
Regardless of whether she was involved in the plan or not, since Kangxi said this, she listened to it.
"I'm really a little uneasy. I'll just wait for the emperor to come back..."
Her eyes were full of love and dependence.
Kangxi nodded and thought about it. At that time, there was Concubine De in the East Sixth Palace, Concubine Yi in the West Sixth Palace made her own decisions, and there was also a Crown Princess in charge of palace affairs.
There seems to be nothing to worry about.
But just in case, he still warned: "I will leave Zhao Chang in the palace. If anything happens to you, you can send someone to tell Zhao Chang..."
Concubine Yi had a look of reluctance on her face and said, "Well, I understand..."
As she spoke, her eyes accidentally glanced at Kangxi's purse.
It's not old, but the needlework is as delicate as an embroiderer's.
It's the concubine's needlework.
This time the royal concubine’s status should be solid.
In the past, the emperor was afraid of people's gossip. Even if there were two princes, they would still be concubines, but they would be used according to their status as nobles.
But this time on the southern tour, the king and his concubine were to be brought along.
Even if it were to be shown to the common people in Jiangnan, the status of the concubine would have to be raised.
Yi Fei felt a little sad, but she had a smile on her face.
What's so strange?
This is how the emperor likes the new and never tires of the old.
If the emperor likes the new and hates the old, she will cry.
I just hope that the two children she gave birth to will not follow their roots, and live a good life with their respective Fujin, warm and warm, don't see one love the other, she will work hard, and others will also feel tired...
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