Confucius businesswoman: proud of the world

Chapter 10 Investigating Rice Shops
Mrs. Liu Si, who has always been in a nest with Mrs. Liu Wu, of course smelled something unusual.

Mrs. Liu Wu loves to show off very much, and because she married a bastard, she always feels that she can't hold her head high in the Liu family, so she usually flatters Mrs. Liu whenever she can.

Mrs. Liu Si walked to the gate of the courtyard. No matter what was tricky, just ask Mrs. Liu Wu herself.

But the two maids at the door stopped her and said respectfully: "Fourth madam, fifth madam is not seeing you now, please go back."

No visitors?Mrs. Liu Si looked at the expressions of the two maidservants, but she became more suspicious, but she usually lived in the city, so she didn't show it. She even told me the day before yesterday that she wanted to personally present an embroidered handkerchief to the old lady on her birthday."

However, the two servant girls still stopped her and refused with a smile: "It's really inconvenient for the Fifth Madam to see guests right now, please come back to the Fourth Madam in a few days."

Seeing this, Mrs. Liu also smiled slightly: "In this case, I will come again when Mrs. Fifth is convenient."

The two servant girls respectfully said, "Send off the fourth madam."

Mrs. Liu Si pretended to walk away naturally, but her heart had already become active. From her point of view, Mrs. Liu Wu was not inconvenient to meet guests at all.

There were no more than five people in the entire Liu family's courtyard who could ground the Fifth Madam quietly, but Fourth Madam Liu didn't need to think about it, she knew that the person who gave the order was probably Madam Liu.

Mrs. Liu Wu just went to Kong's house yesterday, and she was grounded by Mrs. Liu quietly after she came back. No matter how you look at it, it can't be a coincidence.

Thinking of Mrs. Liu's delay in returning to Liu's house early this morning, the foreigner she claimed to have met...

Mrs. Liu Si became excited, it must be Miss Kong's family!

It's just that the identity of Miss Kong's family is not so mysterious. Although the Liu family has a lot of disdain for her identity as a merchant girl, it is not enough to go to Mrs. Liu to meet her secretly.

Besides, Mrs. Liu Wu did not hide her whereabouts when she went to Kong's house yesterday.

Then why, after Mrs. Liu Wu went to see Miss Kong's family, the next day, Mrs. Liu used such a secret method to go to Kong's family again?
Mrs. Liu Si held her fan tightly. All these problems must have come from yesterday's meeting between Mrs. Liu Wu and Miss Kong's family.

During this meeting, something unexpected must have happened to the Liu family, which alarmed Madam Liu.

However, what can happen to Miss Kong's family?

Thinking of this, Mrs. Liu Si had already arrived at the gate of her yard, and the maid Qingxue came up to her, "Ma'am."

Mrs. Liu Si looked at Qingxue, turned around in her heart, and said, "You come in."

After Qingxue followed Mrs. Liu into the house, Mrs. Liu asked: "Qingxue, I usually tell you to get closer to Lan Zhi who is beside the eldest lady, did you do so?"

Qingxue obediently squeezed Madam Liu Si's leg, while replying: "The servant has been getting along with Lanzhi according to Madam's order. Lanzhi also trusts the servant. A few days ago, she even said that she would find an opportunity to marry the servant. Hand the handkerchief."

Mrs. Liu Si showed a satisfied smile: "You did a good job. Lanzhi is the first-class girl in front of the eldest lady. If she can enter the house to serve, everything will be much more convenient with her as our eyes."

Qingxue asked: "Madam, what orders do you have?"

Mrs. Liu Si's legs and feet were pinched comfortably, and she narrowed her eyes: "I saw something wrong with the lady's expression when she came back this morning. Something must have happened that we don't know. You should find a way to let Lanzhi find out, so that we can take advantage of it." First opportunity."

Qingxue said: "Your servant understands, Madam, please rest assured."

The current situation of the Liu family is not peaceful, and it can be said that it is all within Kong Linglong's calculations. It should be said that this is controlled by Kong Linglong.

From the old Mrs. Liu to the humble fifth lady in the Liu family, it should be said that all of them are trying to exploit the family's wealth.Mrs. Liu was the most scheming one of them, and he was the one who came to the door with a written marriage letter and pretended to be true.

Those who bear others will always bear it.

After she, Kong Linglong, became the head of the family, this was the new family motto of her Kong family.

Yu'er walked in with a cloak: "Miss, do you really want to go out, it's very windy outside today."

Kong Linglong put on the cloak and said, "The stronger the wind, the better it will help my Kong family's Qingyun go straight up."

Yu'er tied Kong Linglong's cloak. She already knew that the young lady had changed. The current young lady only had the Kong family in her heart.In fact, she also had a kind of indescribable joy.

The carriage was waiting outside, and after Kong Linglong sat down, she started to drive down the street.

The horse is an old horse of the Kong family for more than ten years. It has led Mr. Kong through the streets and lanes for most of his life. The so-called old horse knows the way. Kong Linglong sits in this carriage. Even if the driver is not needed, this horse can take her. Go to any shop of the Kong family.

What Kong Linglong wanted to go to today was the rice shop in the south of the city. She had been with Mr. Kong since she was seven years old, and those account books were her childhood books.She is the only legitimate daughter of the Kong family's generation. Mr. Kong taught Kong Linglong everything, and his intentions far surpassed everything his grandfather should give.

Kong Linglong is glad that she can repay this kindness now. She wants to revitalize the Kong family with practical actions, so that old man Kong can truly rest in peace under the Nine Springs.

For the Kong family, Chengnan rice shop can only be regarded as a third-class industry, and it is aimed at the common people.The Kong family's businesses are classified into various categories, and the shops are large and small. There are more than [-] shops that can deliver accounts directly in front of Kong Linglong. The remaining branch shops and shops in remote cities and villages are even more numerous.

Most of these branch shops are managed by the main shop in each place. If they don't do this, and only rely on the Kong family to manage them in a unified way, then they can't manage them at all.

With such a huge industry, there are naturally many people who are jealous, and there are many people who want to share a piece of the Kong family's pie, both openly and secretly.It's just that every member of the Confucian family will only expand the business of the Confucian family more prosperously, and for those outsiders who want to get a piece of the pie, they will directly set the rule that the Confucian family only passes on the direct line, ruining Thoughts of those with bad intentions.

That's why the Liu family took precautions against Kong Linglong giving birth to her own child in Kong Linglong's last life, because once they had the blood of the Kong family, the Liu family would not get any points.

Thinking that the carriage had already stopped at the door of the rice shop, the shopkeeper of the rice shop saw the Kong family crest engraved on the carriage, immediately guessed the identity of the visitor, and greeted him with fear and sincerity.

Kong Linglong walked down with Yu'er's support, the cloak completely wrapped her petite body, but shopkeeper Sun didn't dare to neglect her at all, and said with a long bow, "Young master."

After entering the rice shop, Kong Linglong took off her cloak and looked around the rice shop.

The majority of people are located in the south and west of the city. The rice shop of the Kong family sells to the people, so of course it is located in the south of the city, which is the most advantageous location.

Shopkeeper Sun followed Kong Linglong step by step: "Young master is coming, and I will also say hello to the young one in advance, so I can prepare some refreshments to welcome the young master."

Kong Linglong looked at the shop and said, "You're welcome, Shopkeeper Sun. I just took over the Kong family's business. There are many places I'm not familiar with. That's why I took the time to come and see the shop with my own eyes today."

Shopkeeper Sun was even more flattered by these words. His rice shop was just a small shop, and he didn't expect the head of the labor-stricken family to come to see it in person.

But Kong Linglong didn't think so. In fact, most of the large shops have formed their own specifications, and there are also fixed procedures for management. As a young master, she can only look at the accounts at most, and can't interfere too much with the personnel below. Carelessness may cause a crisis of the entire pavement.

The smaller the shop, the more likely there are many problems because of the imperfect process, such as the current rice shop, she has already seen many imperfections.

It can be seen that shopkeeper Sun is very attentive to the management of the shop. Although the shop is not big, it is cleaned and the rice and grain are placed in an orderly manner.The selling price is also marked in a conspicuous place.

Kong Linglong found that the rice in the store was divided into two sides, one side was obviously cheap, and the other side was much more expensive.

When you get closer, you can clearly see the difference. The rice grains on one side are full and bright in color, and each grain is like a small pearl grain.

On the other side, the color of the rice was obviously a little yellowish, but apart from that, Kong Linglong grabbed a handful and took a closer look, but there was no other problem.

It is not uncommon for rice to turn yellow. Rice that has been left for a long time or is damp is prone to turn yellow. As long as you eat it as soon as possible, there is no major hindrance.

Shopkeeper Sun saw that Kong Linglong had grabbed a handful of rice, and hurried forward to explain: "This is the rule set for the rice shop when the old master was alive. The rice that is not high quality is sold separately at a price lower than the market price. It is also a way to benefit the people.”

Grandfather, Kong Linglong couldn't help showing a smile. The serious grandfather actually has a soft heart, which is reflected in the many benefits he gave to the people who don't have much money when he took over the Kong family's business.

However, looking at the rice in her palm, Kong Linglong frowned. It can be seen that these low-priced rice are indeed very popular with the common people. The moment she entered the store, the store clerk had already sold several bags of rice .

However, on the other side of the high-quality rice, almost no one cares about it.

"Shopkeeper Sun," Kong Linglong asked, "What is the average monthly sales volume of the different rice on both sides?"

Shopkeeper Sun immediately understood what Kong Linglong meant, and said with a little shame: "To tell you the truth, the master, although they sell at the same time, the new rice on the other side can hardly sell a bag in a month. It has to be transferred here and sold as old rice, so it can be sold quickly."

Sure enough.Kong Linglong looked at the rice in her hand, and her heart became active again.

Inside the store, people are buying rice in full swing, the shopkeepers are almost too busy to touch the ground, and the low-priced rice has already lost more than half.

(End of this chapter)