After marrying the sister next door

Chapter 52

Shopkeeper Liu smiled when he heard the words, and understood why the other party asked such a question. Since everyone has cooperated, they are naturally willing to be kind to others.

Shopkeeper Liu said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you are making a living in Fucheng, you just need to go to the government office to go through the relevant procedures, and you will be charged some protection fees by some hooligans every month."

The corners of An Ji's lips twitched slightly when he heard this, and it didn't matter that some hooligans charged protection fees. The water in this prefecture is indeed deep, so he smiled and asked shopkeeper Liu to continue talking.

"If you want to make a living, you have to join the Qing'an Mansion Guild Hall. You pay a membership fee of 100 taels of silver every year, and it will be included in the guild hall's protection scope. Hooligans and hooligans will not come to make trouble. When there are disputes among members in the guild hall, the stewards in the guild hall will come forward. Mediation."

Shopkeeper Liu talked about the matters related to the Qing'an Guild Hall. Joining the Qing'an Guild Hall will not only provide convenience and protection for businessmen in Qing'an Mansion, but also provide convenience when leaving Qing'an Mansion and going to the capital. After all, the guild hall will help every year. Many scholars from poor families go to Beijing to take the exam. Every year, some of them pass the exam. These people are now scattered all over the country as officials, and they will give some convenience to the merchants in the Qing'an Mansion Guild Hall...

An Ji frowned as he listened, the Qing'an Guild Hall was a regional chamber of commerce from the name. The Guild Hall was founded by the grandparents of the three major merchant families in Qing'an Prefecture, the Qian family, the Li family, and the Sun family. The Guild Hall gathered some powerful businessmen to form a They cleverly added regional color, and supported the poor scholars in the government to go to Beijing to take the exam. Those scholars who passed the exam would naturally be grateful to feed back to the guild hall. A network of political and business contacts will be formed. If you have money and strength, you can gain more voice in all walks of life. You can imagine how powerful such an organization is in Qing'an Prefecture.

Hearing the unspoken words of profiteers here, this is basically a business that can make a profit without losing money. The scholars who can go to Beijing to rush for the exam are all famous for their achievements. These people are the mainstay. Grace, of course, will try its best to maintain it, and it can virtually offset the contemptuous thoughts of businessmen in the hearts of scholars. Moreover, the membership fee for a family is 100 taels, so the guild hall must earn at least tens of thousands of taels of silver every year. Divide it up, take it to deal with the officials, so it’s all from those three families, they didn’t spend a penny, their status was consolidated, and they didn’t make less money, and they also did everything beautifully, tsk tsk, look at their brains, it’s nothing It's all counted.

The annual 100 two membership fee virtually excludes a lot of weak businessmen. Now she understands what shopkeeper Liu meant by making small troubles. In short, if you don’t join the Qing’an Guild Hall, you will have no chance to make it bigger. Just imagine Once you match up with the merchants who joined the guild hall, the small merchants will only suffer. As long as they let those ruffians keep making trouble, your shop will not be able to continue.

After An Ji figured it out, she was very grateful to shopkeeper Liu. If she said she was calculating just now, she is really grateful now, because if shopkeeper Liu doesn't say anything about it, she doesn't know how much she will pay to know it. After all, circles are not what you want If you can touch it, you can touch it, and if you can't touch it, no one will tell you these things.

An Ji saw that shopkeeper Liu was only around forty, and his hair was thin, and the white hair hidden inside could be clearly seen. It was obvious that he was deficient in liver and kidney, and he lacked essence and blood. We may take many detours. I will send you a catty of Anling Yanshou wine in a while. This wine nourishes the internal organs, strengthens the body and dehumidifies the body. You can drink a cup of wine every morning and evening before meals, which can improve the symptoms of blood deficiency. "

She didn't have anything to offer as a thank-you gift, only this medicinal wine was more suitable, um, after shopkeeper Liu had the effect of drinking it, she could also advertise their medicinal wine by the way, embarrassing.

Shopkeeper Liu's eyes flashed with surprise when he heard the words, he was about to ask aloud when he heard the waiter call him, he got up and said with a smile: "Madam, sit down, I have something to do."

Anji got up to leave when he heard the words, and he should leave after disturbing others for a long time, and the little guy would make trouble if he didn't leave.

An Ji came out with the baby in her arms, An Nanfeng started jumping up and down excitedly, An Ji almost didn't hug her, and he pretended to let go of the little guy, so he hugged her neck tightly and calmed down.

When An Ji went back with Xiao Nan Feng in his arms, the daughter-in-law had already prepared the meal. Bai Cha saw that the two of them had come back, went up to meet Nan Feng and asked with a smile, "Where did you go before you came back?" Hearing An Ji say about shopping Gone, shook his head with a broken smile, carried his daughter into the house to pee.

After Anji washed his hands, he went to the outer courtyard and ordered Ankang to deliver a catty of longevity wine to shopkeeper Liu of the Fuxiang Family Store, and then took off the red letter on the shop, and ordered to go back to the inner courtyard for dinner.

Ankang didn't understand why the shop suddenly decided not to rent it, and gave free wine to people. Although he was full of doubts, he still followed Anji's instructions.

Shopkeeper Liu looked at the medicinal wine on the table. Should he drink it or not? He couldn't help hesitating. After thinking about it, he realized that the lady wouldn't harm him for nothing. Besides, they would make a living on the same street. There would be no conflict if someone sells wine and another sells it. In the end, he decided to drink and see if there was any. If something is wrong, stop immediately. Although I thought so, I tried it with a silver needle before drinking it.

An Ji didn't know that shopkeeper Liu was so careful, he returned to the house after dinner and handed the money in his arms to his daughter-in-law for her to keep.

Bai Cha took it and saw that it was ten taels of silver, and asked with a look of surprise: "You just took the child out to earn money?" She knew how much money the family had.

When I saw Angie nodding, I didn't know how to express my feelings at this time. Her family Angie is also very profitable. Then I couldn't help laughing when I thought of her spending money. .

Angie was sitting at the desk, drawing a billboard pattern with a pen, and thinking about what to do. The previous idea was a bit too much for nothing. Don't stop, although she can get more than 20 people to come and stay here, and they are not afraid of those local thugs coming to their door, but doing business has always been friendly and makes money. A large number of people, if one person makes a little trip, they can't continue their business.

So they had to join the Qing'an Guild Hall and find shelter in the Guild Hall, so that they could gain a foothold in Fucheng and have something to rely on in the future. Thinking about it, it was worth spending 100 taels of silver every year, after all, what she wanted was not a small business. After thinking about it, she decided to go to the Qing'an Guild Hall tomorrow. If the membership fee could be paid in installments, she would immediately apply to join the Guild Hall.

After breakfast the next day, I told my daughter-in-law, and then called Wang Sanya over and said: "Sanya, you stay with Baicha and the children at home, remember that during the time you are in Fucheng, your task is to protect me when I go out." The two of them, I will pay extra." She is not at ease if Wang Sanya is not left behind, the people in this prefecture are not familiar with the place, and the outer court is still full of men, so Baicha can let Wang Sanya handle some things.

Baicha listened with the child in his arms, feeling a little sweet in his heart, he was very happy to be cared for all the time.

After hearing this, Wang Sanya quickly waved her hands and refused: "No extra money, don't worry, Sister An, I will definitely protect Eldest Sister and Nanfeng well."

Baicha is her eldest sister and second sister-in-law's eldest sister. She should be protected. She can now receive a stable salary every month, which is arranged by Sister An. She hasn't paid back the favor. Besides, her food and expenses are all paid by Sister An. , How dare you take extra money.

Anji smiled, forgetting about this girl's honesty, thinking about finding a way to make up for it elsewhere in the future, and asking Sanya to fasten the gate of the inner courtyard from the inside.

Anji went to the outer courtyard and told everyone, called Ankang and Anping, and drove the mule cart to the most prosperous Fucheng Street in Qing'an Fucheng.

On the way, An Ji told An An, Ping An and Kang about the information they got from shopkeeper Liu yesterday, so that they could have a clear idea.

Ankang couldn't stop talking when he heard that, my God, I have to give someone 100 taels of silver for nothing a year, mother, I feel like his heart is bleeding, but he also understands that the money must be spent, otherwise their wine will not be able to sell smoothly in Fucheng .

Anping is not as distressed as Ankang. After all, he has no shares, so he can’t understand Ankang’s mood of spending his own money, but he spends 100 taels of silver every year to buy a smooth business. This is really expensive. Several 100 taels!

Qing'an Guild Hall is located on the east side of Fucheng Street. It is an independent three-story building. From the outside, it looks very simple and unpretentious. After entering, you can feel a strong humanistic atmosphere, which surprised Anji. It is said that the halls built by merchants are not gorgeous. Is it majestic, showing the smell of money everywhere is in line with everyone's positioning of businessmen? After seeing the occasional scholar who came in and out, thinking flashed in his eyes. Could it be that the businessmen in Qing'an Prefecture are still Confucian businessmen.

Just now they walked around this street, inquired about the status of Qing'an Guild Hall in Fucheng, and confirmed that what shopkeeper Liu said was true.

Anji went up to the receptionist to explain his purpose of coming, and after asking a few questions, he was invited into a guest room to wait.

The three of them looked at each other. It turned out that this guild hall is not something you can enter as you wish, and you have to go through an audit before you are allowed to join if you meet the conditions. As for the conditions, the person did not say just now. After being seated, Ankang and Anping consciously sat in Anji both sides.

Qian Jinzhu happened to be in the guild hall today, and heard that someone wanted to join the guild hall, so she took up the job with nothing to do, came in and saw a woman and two men sitting in it, obviously the woman was the main one, which aroused her a little. interest.

A smile appeared on the corner of Qian Jinzhu's lips, and he sat across from the three of them and said, "My surname is Qian, and I am the steward of the guild hall. Can you guys tell me what you do for a living, how big is the scale and why you want to join the guild hall? The better."

An Ji saw a handsome woman in her twenties who came in. Hearing that the other party was a steward and her surname was Qian, she understood in her heart that this person might be from the Qian family, and it should be unusual for her to be a steward as a woman.

Hearing the question, he sorted out his thoughts, finished talking about Anling Distillery, and said with a sincere face: "I came here with the hope of hundreds of households in the village, hoping to join the Qing'an Guild Hall, and ask for money." The stewards can accommodate."