Chapter 940 Hanging oneself
He picked up the shrimp and egg custard and started eating it. After a while, a large bowl of egg custard was all in his stomach.
After he finished eating, when he was about to show off to Chu Yixuan proudly, he looked up and saw that Chu Yixuan was obediently eating soft tofu and vegetable porridge without looking at him at all.
He was stunned for a moment, and then he realized belatedly that he had been tricked by his nephew again.
Chu Yixuan didn't want to eat the custard at all, he just wanted to play tricks on him.
The third child is so sad and angry.
In the hands of two one-and-a-half-year-old nephews, I never even got a bargain, and I was always played around by them.
After wailing for himself for a while, he turned his grief and anger into strength and vented it all on the noodles. After eating three large bowls of noodles, his mood calmed down a little.
On the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month, several large cloaks from the Song family were ready, and Qi Lan and Nuan Xiang's sister-in-law delivered them over in person.
Also sent together were the account books from the shop.
Qi Lan said, "Princess, we didn't prepare much for this year's New Year's goods, but we still have 30% left unsold. The business has been greatly affected by the disaster in Jiangnan, and the number of customers has dropped by 30% compared with previous years."
At this time in previous years, there would be so many customers in the shop that everyone would be too busy, but this year, business has been nearly half quiet, and the servants and maids in the shop are often idle with nothing to do.
Xia Zihan took the account book and flipped through it. When he saw the total number on the last page, the expression on his face was not very surprised, as if he had expected it.
Closing the account book and putting it aside, she said, "Jiangnan was hit by the disaster. Official wives and girls were under the supervision of the court and did not dare to buy clothes and jewelry during the New Year. If the business is 30% light, it is considered good. Other people's shops are only Afraid of losing half of the business.”
"Hey, Princess, you really guessed it right. A few days ago, I went to observe several other clothing stores on our street and found that their business was also pitiful and indifferent. They were not as good as our Yusha Pavilion. Cuiyuxuan is good.”
This was the situation, but with so many goods backlogged in the warehouse, she also had a headache.
Qi Lan considered the proposal, "Princess, how about we sell it at a discount for three days before the end of the year, which will be enough to clear out the inventory."
The clothes were okay. After they were sold out every quarter, there was no backlog of inventory. Even if there were ten or twenty items left that were not sold out, she would send them to the princess to wear.
If the princess can't finish wearing them, she will give them clothes as a reward.
But there is a lot of backlog of jewelry.
Cuiyuxuan has not cleaned its warehouse in the past few years. Over time, a lot of inventory has been accumulated in the warehouse, and some of them are top-quality goods, which are extremely expensive and not many people can afford them.
"Okay, but even if it's a discount, don't discount too much. If you discount too much, it will affect the future development of the shop."
If the jewelry is discounted too much, it will reduce its own value. In the future, her Cuiyuxuan jewelry will feel that it is not worth the price in the eyes of customers.
Xia Zihan thought for a moment and then said, "The way I see it, we won't discount the price, but we can buy three pieces of jewelry and get one small ornament for free, and buy a set of hairpins and get a hairpin or hairpin for free. If you buy more, we will Give a lot.”
Small jewelry refers to small jewelry such as earrings, silk flowers, etc.
Cuiyuxuan always buys top-quality jewelry. Even these small jewelry are not cheap, but they are much cheaper than other jewelry. If you buy three pieces of jewelry and get a small jewelry as a gift, this is nothing but very attractive.
Qi Lan nodded, "Then do as the princess said. I will send someone to clean out the warehouse when I get back."
A batch of jewelry with the lowest price should be used as gifts. Even the lowest-priced jewelry on the market is considered high-end.
Qi Lan Nuanxiang and Xia Zihan discussed the date and specific matters of the sale together. At noon, the two sisters-in-law stayed in Yuqiong Garden for lunch before leaving.
In the afternoon of the next day, Qi Lan came again and brought several boxes of jewelry.
"Princess, these jewelry are the treasures of the previous store in Cuiyu Xuan. Since the emperor ordered the people to be diligent and thrifty, these valuable jewelry have been placed in the shop for a long time without anyone buying them, so the slaves took them into the warehouse. Here, when I was cleaning the warehouse in the morning, my servant saw it and brought it to the princess.”
These pieces of jewelry are extremely expensive and most people cannot afford them. Even if they buy them home, they will be reluctant to wear them. At most, they are left to future generations as family heirlooms.
Now, the princess has given birth to two sons, and will give birth to more young masters and girls in the future. She has accumulated some valuable jewelry in her hand, which will be used as dowries and family heirlooms for her children in the future.
Xia Zihan opened the box and looked at it one by one. There were several sets of gemstones, jadeite headscarves, and several exquisitely crafted warm jade bracelets.
The warm jade used to make the warm jade bracelet was the same one she bought in Sun City.
The large piece of warm jade was cut into hundreds of small pieces, some of which were made into jade pendants. The remaining twenty pieces were slightly larger. She asked the master to make twenty bracelets with different patterns.
She gave away six of them, wore one herself, kept five as dowries for her children, and sold the remaining eight in Cuiyu Pavilion.
Maybe the price of the bracelet is too high and the jade pendant is not easy to sell.
The jade pendants that I got from Cuiyuxuan were sold out quickly, but not many bracelets were sold, and there were four left that were not sold.
"Princess, this warm jade is extremely rare. I am reluctant to sell it. It is better to leave it to the young master and young lady as a dowry and family heirloom." Qi Lan said.
She also has a piece of warm jade pendant. Not only her, but also several maids who have been with the princess for the longest time, such as Nuan Yu Chu Fei, Chu Cong, etc., were all rewarded with a piece of warm jade pendant by the princess.
She kept it to be used as a family heirloom for her son in the future.
The warm and fragrant ones were also left to her son as a family heirloom.
And this bracelet is more valuable than the jade pendant, and it is more worthy of hiding well.
Xia Zihan kept five of them for herself. Even the one she was wearing on her hand made a total of six, which was enough to keep as heirlooms for her children. However, she thought that this warm jade was indeed rare, and she wanted to encounter such a good warm jade in the future. , depending on luck, she ordered Mother Cui to lock these bracelets and several jewelry boxes into the warehouse.
After Qi Lan left, Mr. Zhuo returned from the Song family.
Today, after breakfast, Ms. Zhuo sent her cloak to the Song family. Mrs. Shen also stayed with her for lunch. After dinner, she talked to several women from the Song family and did not come back until evening.
Zhuo came back with shocking news.
"Concubine Rong Shizi hanged herself two days ago, but she didn't die. Her maid saw her and saved her. However, I heard that she was sick."
Mrs. Zhuo walked in and before she could sit down, she couldn't wait to tell her the news she heard at the Song family.
(End of chapter)