flstandardbreds Chapter 110 Preparations
Chapter 110 Preparations
It's just that Nianchun doesn't have the talent for needlework that Nianqiu has, and she doesn't learn as well as her sister. Nianqiu is very hardworking despite her talent, and she practices what she has learned repeatedly. In order to master more delicate stitches, Nianqiu would sew and unsew a piece of cloth.
It must be said that the two sisters are both smart people. They know very well how to survive in this world.
After half a month of rush work, the clothing shop finally had enough clothes.
The Su family still collected rabbit fur from various households as before, so most of the clothes were made of rabbit fur. They also made a lot of clothes made of ordinary fabrics. Su Yuanyuan specially drew a few fresh styles. When winter came, they made all cotton clothes.
In addition to clothes, there are also various accessories, including gloves, scarves, headwear and so on.
After the preparations were almost done, the Su family gathered together to discuss the date for opening the store, which was smoothly set on the second day of November.
Next, they decided who would run the store. Su Anping and Su Ankang were to run the food store, and they would hire a few people from the families who came with them.
Zhou Huilan planned to run the clothing shop herself. Since it was her own shop, she did not discuss it with other members of the Su family.
The rest of the Su family now knew about Su An Dong buying the shop, so they naturally had no objection. That was because Su An Dong was capable, and if the other families had the ability, they could also buy their own shops!
Moreover, they knew very well that if it weren't for the ideas from the third house, how could the Su family have so many profitable businesses. Although Su An Dong took 50% of the profits, they were already very satisfied. It was good to be able to make money for the family. Moreover, they knew very well in their hearts that the future of the Su family still depended on Su An Dong.
Li Hongmei hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Huilan, I have something to say. It may not be right. Please listen to me."
Zhou Huilan replied: "Second sister-in-law, you speak. We are all family, just say whatever you want to say."
Li Hongmei said, "I see that you want to look after Lan Hui Fang by yourself?"
"Yes, I'll go to the store myself."
Li Hongmei said bluntly: "Second sister-in-law does not recommend you to run the store by yourself. You are the wife of a scholar, so it is best not to run the store by yourself. You can manage the store and command from the back, but it is best not to go to the front to run the store. I think that the third child will take the imperial examination in the future, and you will be the wife of an official in the future, so you should be more careful. This is my suggestion, and I don’t know if what I said is right. If it is wrong, Huilan, don’t mind it."
What Li Hongmei didn't say was: Don't give others something to talk about. It's okay now, but when Su Andong passes the imperial examination or the imperial examination, I'm afraid someone will use this to make trouble. It's not good for the wife of a man with a good reputation to be a shopkeeper in public.
Although Li Hongmei didn't say it directly, Zhou Huilan already understood what she meant. She had indeed not thought about it in this way before.
Zhou Huilan looked up at Su An Dong, and Su An Dong said, "It's okay, wife. I don't care about these."
Su An Dong had already thought of these concerns that Li Hongmei mentioned, but he never mentioned them. He didn't want to sacrifice his wife because of him. It was already unfair to his wife to come to this place where men and women were unequal. He wanted to make his wife happy.
Zhou Huilan thought to herself: This idiot, he acts as if looking after a store is a good job.
What Zhou Huilan cares about is managing the shop. She can be the owner of the shop, so what does it matter whether she looks after the shop or not.
Zhou Huilan glared at Su An Dong, then said to Li Hongmei, "Second sister-in-law, thank you for telling me this. If my family didn't tell me this, I'm afraid no one else would tell me this. Then I won't go to the store anymore, I'll find someone else to look after it."
When Zhao Yun heard her words, she recommended herself: "Third sister-in-law, what do you think of me? I like needlework, do you think I can do it?"
Zhou Huilan smiled when she heard this and said, "Of course we have a good relationship. I feel relieved to have my own family looking after the store for me! Don't worry, sister-in-law, I promise that the monthly salary I give you will satisfy you."
Zhao Yun waved her hand and said, "We are all family, so what's the point of talking about monthly salary? As long as you trust me, that's enough."
Zhou Huilan said firmly: "That won't work. One thing is one thing."
Seeing that she insisted, Zhao Yun didn't say anything else.
In the evening, Su Anton and Zhou Huilan returned to the room.
Zhou Huilan pinched Su Anton, who grimaced and dared not say a word.
Zhou Huilan saw that he looked so pitiful, so she let go of his hand and said, "I didn't expect it. Why didn't you remind me? Don't tell me it was for my own good. I tell you, if you dare to hide anything again..." She glared at Su An Dong and continued, "Just try it."
Su An Dong quickly admitted his mistake and said, "Wife, I was wrong. I just didn't want to wrong you!"
Zhou Huilan softened her tone and continued, "I know you want me to do whatever I want, but since I'm here, how can I do whatever I want? Even if you don't like studying, you still have to study! We are all for the good of this family, and sometimes it's okay to make some appropriate sacrifices." She paused, looked at Su An Dong, and continued, "Besides, what good is it to run a store! What I care about is the management power. As long as the store listens to me, it's fine for me to give orders from behind. This way, I can have more free time."
Su An Dong looked at his wife and said, "As long as you are happy. You have the final say in our family."
That's enough, this is exactly the attitude Zhou Huilan wants from him.
The next day, except for Su Andong and Su Zhihao, all the other members of the Su family went to the county. When they arrived at the shop, Zhou Huilan began to teach Su Anping and his wife and Su Ankang and his wife how to make casserole dishes. Clay pot tofu, casserole pickled cabbage, mutton and radish, cabbage meatballs, etc. This time, the dried vegetables that were dried at home also came in handy.
In addition to various ways of cooking casserole dishes, Zhou Huilan also taught them how to cook jar meat.
After teaching for thirteen times, Zhou Huilan found that Li Hongmei learned the fastest and cooked the best dishes. With the same method, the taste of each person's cooking would be more or less different.
Zhou Huilan looked at her two uncles and thought: My second sister-in-law is the most talented in cooking.
Finally, Zhou Huilan began to focus on teaching Li Hongmei. You have to teach the fast learners first, and then let the slow learners learn with the fast learners!
Su Anping and Su Ankang saw the disdain that their brother-in-law had for them, as well as their admiration for Li Hongmei. The two looked at each other and felt that they were indeed a little stupid, and even they disliked themselves a little.
After several days of continuous teaching, Li Hongmei was already able to do it well, and the taste was good. Zhou Huilan was very satisfied with this, and she had a new understanding of her second sister-in-law's ability.