Yang Haiyan and Qin Fang chose to go instead of yesterday because it was closed day at Lu Dawei's private school. When they arrived,Lu Dawei and Lu Xiawei were playing in the yard. Seeing Yang Haiyan,Lu Dawei happily called out, " Auntie, you're here." The Lu brothers loved Yang Haiyan because she made delicious snack and gave them goat's milk. Although this happened before the move, they all remembered it.
Mrs.Lu heard the voice and come out: " I was just planning to go there to look for you. There's a market in town starting tomorrow and i thought you'd join in the fun".
Yang Haiyan said: "Of course I way will." She then introduced Qin Shoucheng and Qin Siya, and said to Lu Dawei," Dawei, this is my younger brother. He will be attending the private school you're attending. He's new there and isn't familiar with the place yet, so please take good care of him".
Eight-year-old Lu Dawei patted his chest and promise, "Auntie, don't worry, I'll take care of Uncle Shoucheng".
Being called uncle…
Yang Haiyan was stunned when she heard the address, but then she couldn't help but laugh. It wasn't just uncle, right? Shoucheng was Qin Fang's younger brother, so he and Lu Baifu were of the same generation.
After saying hello to Lu Dawei, Yang Haiyan and her family went shopping. It should be said that Qin Fang took Qin Shoucheng to the private school and Yang Haiyan took Siya shopping.
There wasn't much to see in town, so Yang Haiyan took Siya to a pastry shop. Aunt Hong was the only one there, watching over the children while she was looking after the shop. Her son was already a year old. After drinking goats milk for the six months, the little boy was growing so well, with a chubby face and a very cute appearance.
Seeing Yang Haiyan and Qin Siya coming. Aunt Hong hurried to greet them. "Madam is here,MissSiya is here".
Yang Haiyan said: " How's business at the shop?"
Aunt Hong said: " The daily quota is sold out".
Yang Haiyan nodded: "That's good." Anyway, her snack were fixed in quantity and if they were sold out everyday, her gross profit would bed 10 taels of silver in a month.
Qin Siya asked curiously:" Sister in law, is this your shop?"
Yang Haiyan said: " Yes. Are you tired? You can sit on bench over there and rest." The bench was originally provided for customer who drank goat milk, so three bench is useless. After thinking about it, Yang Haiyan decided to transfrom this place into vegetable area after the vegetable harvest, together with the chicken and duck eggs.
Qin Siya sat on the stool, looking around curiously. Speaking of which, when she was in her hometown, she had to cut grass for pigs and feed the chicken. Here, she didn't have to do anything, which made her feel uncomfortable.
After a while, Qin Fang came to the shop: " I have registered and can go to school tomorrow."
Studying a private school is different from becoming a disciple. Becoming a disciple requires a gift, but studying in the private school is different. It is like a school accepting several students. For someone like Qin Shoucheng, it is not becoming a disciple, but it is equivalent to finding a school to study in, so there is no need to prepare any gift.
Yang Haiyan: " That's good. Go prepare some things you'll need for study".
Then, the family went to study. Yang Haiyan bought Qin Shoucheng all the necessary things for study, including pens, ink and paper. Qin Shoucheng had been studying for a year, but he had never really touch a pen, ink or paper. He had been students in his hometown and his family had only thought of letting him learn a few words, not actually studying, so they hadn't prepared anything for him.
Note that Yang Haiyan has given him all these, he was deeply moved. He held the pen, reluctant to let and choked up with gratitude. " Thank you, sister-in-law in law, thank you brother. I will study hard".
Yang Haiyan patted his shoulder and said, "I believe you can do it. Come on".
Qin Shoucheng: " Yeah".
After buying the things, three family went back home. As soon as they got home, Aunt Lian came and said, " Madam, the Kun shi family came to see you just now".
Yang Haiyan was puzzled: " From the Kun Shi family? Did they say anything?"
Nanny Lian nodded and said: " She said, she to buy some snack and sell them in the county town".
Yang Haiyan was stunned for a moment, then chuckled: " She's quite clever. This must have been told to her by Kun Shi. Dahua had been selling snack in bulk at the shop before and business was pretty good." She should be making s couple of taels of silver a month. Yang Haiyan wasn't sure exactly, as she didn't know how Yang Dahua sold snacks in the county town. But while it was profitable, it was also hard work. She'd have to get up early everyday to go the county town and then come back.
Aunt Lian was curious: " Then do you want to order snack for her?"
Yang Haiyan asked back; " Why not?"
Aunt Lian: " What about Mrs Han?"
Yang Haiyan chuckled. " When sister Dahua buys dim sum and sells it in county town,i make money. And when Kun shi family buy dim sum, no matter where they sell it, i still make money. How could this person be so picky about money?"
Mammy Lian: " What if Kunshi family takes away Mrs Han business?"
Yang Haiyan shook her head: " This is not a question that a nanny should ask".
Nanny smiled and said: " I'm just curious". Because she usually saw that the mistress was quite caring towards Mrs Han.
Yang Haiyan didn't care, it was just a casual chat anyway: " I have a good relationship with sister Dahua, but this has nothing to do with my business with others. First of all, sister Dahua is pregnant now and three is nothing wrong with someone else taking over this business. Secondly, even if sister Dahua is not pregnant, no one else can do this business. The county town is so big and two people doing this business can't hinder each other . Finally, to put it bluntly, it is none of my business if it it's a hindrance. This should be something they can discuss and talk about each other. After all, whoever sells things to others should responsible for dealing with other other people's business and wether it will be snatched away by others?".
This is not a brand agency or buy out.
Of course, she wouldn't agree to anyone's order for her dessert. If it so someone she didn't know, she would naturally have to think about it.
Nanny Lian felt she still couldn't see through her master, but t it didn't matter. She just have to be loyal and serve her master well.
Yang Haiyan: "Alright, nanny, go call the Kun Shi family".
Mammy Lian: "Yes".
After a while,KunZang came.
Kun Zang: " The wife meets the madam".
Yang Haiyan said very kindly: " No need to be so polite, sit down."
" Thank you madam." She was calm and composed woman. She had come all the way from jintian county with Yang Haiyan, so she knew her well. Madam was kind person, quite generous. However, she didn't act presumptuously or test other's boundaries; she had a clear understanding of her position.
Yang Haiyan asked: " Just now, Aunt Lian told me that you wanted to start a business by ordering dim sum?"
Kun Zang said nervously: " Yes, I wonder if Madam can allow me some snack?"
Yang Haiyan said: " I have two conditions for ordering these dim sum. First, you are not allowed to sell them in town. The town is small and if you do business in town, you will steal costumers from my shop ".
KunZang had heard from Kun Zhi that Mrs Han had previously done business in the county town and she thought that this might be the reason. Kun Zang nodded and said, " Don't worry, Madam, she won't do business in town".
Yang Haiyan nodded: "The second condition has that once my dim sum is sold, it cannot be returned, regardless of whether you've sold it or not. After all, no one can guarantee that something that's been through someone else's hands will be in good condition when returned. Even if weren't for this reason, no shop would do such a deal."
Kun Zang said: " Yes, this woman understands."
This is common practice. If it were her, she would not allowed the snack she had approved to be returned.
Yang Haiyan nodded and told her the price, then asked: " How much do you want in bulk? When do you want it?"
Kun Zang said: " Madam, can i ask how much Mrs Han when she first started? I want to go to county town to do business, but i don't know the situation there, so i want to learn about Mrs Han's initial business experience".
Yang Haiyan didn't refuse and said really: " The first time, it's two kilograms of small cake and small cookies. After that, Aunt Fan is in charge of ordering snack. If you want to order snack are all made by Aunt Fan and Aunt Hong".
Kun Zang said gratefully: " Thank you madam for the reminder".
Yang Haiyan smiled and said: " No need to be so polite. Captain Kun is my husbands subordinate, so were kind of family. I'm happy that you're all doing well and living a good life. By the way, Mrs Han used to go to county town to do business with dim sum. If you're going to the county town to do business, it's best to discuss the prices with her. Otherwise, if you have different prices, it might lead to comparison, which would be counterproductive."
Kun Zang hasn't thought of this for a moment. She thought it would be fine it the two of them didn't do business together. Now that Yang Haiyan who reminded her. She stood up and saluted: " Thank you madam, for reminding me".
Yang Haiyan smiled: " No need to be polite. Mrs Han lives at 5th or 6th house of Baifu district. You can ask her about the situation in the county town".
Kun Zabg: " Ah"
Yang Haiyan suddenly remembered something: " But the way, what are you arrangement about Daying?"
Kun Zang was stunned: " Please give me some advice, Madam".
Yang Haiyan said: " I can't offer any advice. Our Cheng 'er will be attending a private school starting tomorrow. He'll study in the morning and practice martial arts in the afternoon. I think since he's still young, even if he's doesn't take civil or military examination, it's always good for him to learn more. If Daying it's free, he can come along when Cheng 'er practice martial arts to strength his body ".
After hearing this, Kun Zang 's eyes lit up: " Thank you madam".
Yang Haiyan: " You're welcome, it's okay, go ahead and do your work".
Kun Zang: " Yes." She walked out the door and suddenly came back in: " Excuse me madam, how much money does it cost to go to a private school?"
Yang Haiyan's eyes flashed with admiration: " With two taels of silver per year, You can provide everything you need for study. Since not becoming disciple, we don't need a gift. The private school recruits students every year and it's just started this year, so it's not too late to enroll now. If you have to wait to for a while, it'll be next year".
When KunZang heard this, she said, " Thank you madam."