20demayo Chapter 115 It’s good for women to have money
Chapter 115 It’s good for women to have money
"Jiang Li is gone?"
The next morning, Li Yujiao asked Jing Qishan who was practicing in the yard.
If it were normal times, Jiang Li would definitely practice martial arts with Jing Qishan.
Jing Qishan nodded: "He left. He left at midnight last night."
"He was pissed off by you, right?" Li Yujiao asked.
Jing Qishan smiled faintly and said calmly: "Not really, he wanted me to go back to the barracks with him, but I said I wanted to stay at home with my wife, and he was very tactful, so he went back alone."
Li Yujiao couldn't help but say, "If you don't want to go back, just say so. Don't blame me!"
Jing Qishan said while doing horse stance: "Didn't you say you wanted to open a store in Rongcheng? I have to at least make sure your store is stable before I leave."
Li Yujiao said: "But I remember Jiang Li said that if you don't go back, you will be punished by military law."
Jing Qishan smiled again: "They want me to go back, just to win the battle. I gave Jiang Li a trick to take back. Then they can win the battle. Not to mention recovering the southwest in one go, at least they can get out of trouble temporarily."
Li Yujiao asked jokingly, "Are you so powerful?"
"My husband has many abilities that you don't know."
Li Yujiao snorted.
……
On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, "Jiaojiao Food Shop" will open again.
Wang Erhua, Wang Shi and Jing Qizhi all came back.
After not seeing them for a few days, they all look rosy-cheeked.
Wang Erhua said: "A woman with some money is different. Everyone in Aping's family looks up to me. I don't even have to cook New Year's Eve dinner. I have already agreed with Aping that I will not have a baby this year and save more money. When the child grows up, I will send him to school."
Wang said, "Me too, me too. This year, my mother-in-law and my sister-in-law cooked for my family. I slept until noon every day, and they didn't dare to call me. After all, I bought all the pork for the New Year, hahaha."
Jing Qizhi said: "Sister Jiao, you must keep this shop open for a while, everyone is counting on you."
Everyone looked at Li Yujiao with anticipation.
Li Yujiao couldn't help but say: "I really plan not to open a shop in Yong'an Town."
"what?"
"What?"
"Not open?"
Everyone was shocked.
Why did you close it for no reason? It's not like you can't make money!
They are all watching, and the daily turnover of the store is quite large.
Li Yujiao then expressed her thoughts: "It's not like I'm going to close the store right away. I plan to open a main store in Rongcheng, and when the business is stable, I'll franchise the noodle shop and charge franchise fees."
Everyone looked at each other, not understanding what Li Yujiao was saying at all.
Li Yujiao explained it in the most common tone: "For example, if I open a Jiaojiao Food Store in Rongcheng, and it becomes very popular, would others also want to open a store like this?"
Everyone nodded.
Li Yujiao added: "But they don't have my formula, so they may not make money if they prescribe it. But if they pay me, I can provide them with technology and semi-finished products. In this way, can we not only not have to manage the shop, but also sit back and collect money?"
Everyone looked at each other, as if this was indeed a solution.
Li Yujiao said, "Wait until I go to the city and choose a shop, then you can decide whether to go with me to Rongcheng. If you don't want to go to Rongcheng, then you can become my franchisees. Now I can transfer this shop to you. You just need to give me this much franchise fee every month, and you can discuss how to divide the rest of the profit among yourselves."
The guys looked at each other again.
They never thought about being the boss.
Wang couldn't help but ask: "Then...how much is the franchise fee?"
Li Yujiao said: "We haven't even started yet, we'll decide when the time comes!"
……
On the tenth day, Wu Xing'an arrived.
As soon as Wu Xing'an arrived, he looked for Jing Qishan in a sarcastic tone: "Captain Jing, Happy New Year."
Jing Qishan was appointed as the chief of police by County Magistrate Zhang, and Wu Xing'an became his deputy.
He couldn't get over the anger he had for several days.
Jing Qishan could see it, but he pretended not to know: "Happy New Year, Deputy Chief Constable Wu, are you here to inform me to take up the position of Chief Constable?"
He deliberately emphasized the word "deputy".
Wu Xingan said unhappily, "The county magistrate has something to say. Not only did he ask me to come here to inform you to take up your post, he also said that he would like to invite you and your wife to dinner tomorrow."
Jing Qishan said, "Thank you, Deputy Constable Wu, for coming and notifying us."
Wu Xing'an left in a bad mood.
Wang Erhua, who was outside the shop, was shocked when she heard this.
Jing Qishan is becoming more and more arrogant.
However, if he became the head of the police, there would be someone to take care of him in Rongcheng, and he wouldn't have to worry about Li Yu'e causing trouble.
……
The next evening, Li Yujiao and Jing Qishan went to County Magistrate Zhang's house.
Magistrate Zhang and his family lived in the courtyard behind the yamen. The courtyard was very large, with rockery and pavilions inside, as well as several rows of side rooms and small courtyards connected to each other.
Although it is winter now, the roses and bougainvillea in the yard are in full bloom.
Servants passed by the yard in groups of three or four from time to time. The servants wore uniform clothes made of excellent materials.
Li Yujiao had been traveling here for so long, and finally saw an ancient mansion.
The housekeeper came over and took Jing Qishan and Li Yujiao to the front hall, asking them to rest for a while and saying that dinner would be ready soon.
Li Yujiao looked around.
The front hall is furnished with fine mahogany tables and chairs, with exquisite tea cups placed inside. On the walls hang calligraphy and paintings by some unknown master, which has a very classical charm.
Jing Qishan looked at Li Yujiao and couldn't help but ask, "Do you like this kind of yard? I'll give you a bigger one in the future."
Li Yujiao couldn't help but say, "Don't make empty promises for me."
If he and Jiang Li returned to the barracks, she would still believe what he said.
But he did not go back and decided to stay in Rongcheng as a constable. She started to wonder if the plot in the book had gone astray.
Will the future "Famous Prostitute Dong Qiqi and Her Ten Men" be renamed "Famous Prostitute Dong Qiqi and Her Nine Men"?
Jing Qishan said helplessly: "You always don't believe me."
The two were chatting when the butler came over and said, "The county magistrate asked you two to move to the banquet hall. The dinner has already begun."
Li Yujiao quickly stood up and followed the housekeeper.
But then she thought that women had a low status in that era and a wife should not walk in front of her husband, so she changed her mind and followed Jing Qishan.
Before reaching the banquet hall, Li Yujiao heard the noisy sounds coming from inside.
It seems like the whole family is here!
Sure enough, there was a huge table in front of the banquet hall, and County Magistrate Zhang, who was dressed in casual clothes, and a dozen other people were sitting in front of the table to welcome them.
"Qishan, welcome!"
Magistrate Zhang said welcome verbally but did not stand up to greet him, after all, he was an adult.
The others didn't stand up either, but they all looked at Jing Qishan and Li Yujiao with a smile.
Jing Qishan and Li Yujiao hurriedly saluted County Magistrate Zhang.
Only after the ceremony can you take your seat.
Afterwards, the butler introduced the other people at the table to Jing Qishan and Li Yujiao one by one:
"This is the county magistrate's wife, this is the county magistrate's eldest son, this is the second son, and the third son... this is the second concubine, and this is the third concubine..."