Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Chapter 197: 3 before going to Beijing

The business of Tian Mi Mi in the county town was even better than Song Sanniang had imagined. When Song Sanniang arrived, the store was almost full.

Because she will be away for such a long time, when her mother gives birth, her father will have to take care of her, and the management of the three stores will probably be lax,

Although the store has a head and a deputy head shopkeeper, as well as Qin Yuanyuan and Hu Fuzi in charge of the accounts, there is no guarantee that the people in the store will not slack off because of her absence.

So she still has to knock on those who need to be knocked. She has already knocked on those in the provincial capital, and now she can't miss out on those in the county town.

After working in the store for a while, she hurriedly caught the evening boat back to the city. Time was tight, so she was very busy recently.

All the fat I had gained before has been lost again. I have to say that being young is good and even losing weight is much easier.

After returning to the capital, Song Sanniang received the ceremonial package for going to the capital from the Jin family.

The gifts from Jin Zhengan and his wife were a white fox fur coat, Jin Zhaoyi was a brown mink fur rabbit coat, and Jin Zhaotong was a hundred taels of silver.

Kim Jung-in gave a sable hat, and even Kim So-hwa, who was at her husband's house, was given a sable fur jacket to wear underneath.

Song Sanniang collected the gifts and put them in her luggage for the trip to Beijing.

She used to always feel like she had received valuable gifts from others but she had nothing to give back. She felt like the gifts were not equal in value and she felt like she was taking advantage of others, which made her feel embarrassed.

But when she interacted with them more, her thoughts changed.

From the beginning, the status and wealth of the two parties are unequal, but if the other party is richer or has higher status than you, he is still willing to interact with you, accept your gifts, and return a valuable gift.

That means the other person doesn't care about your wealth or status, or the value of your gift, and only associates with you because of who you are.

So there is no need to worry, just interact normally, no need to be servile or flattering, be neither humble nor arrogant, treat others sincerely and you will gain the respect of others.

Song Sanniang gave those who were going to Beijing with her time to say goodbye to their families, but it was not necessary for people like Aunt Gao, Aunt Xu, and He Shengtian to do so.

However, Qin Haodong still had a lot to say to his younger brothers and sisters.

"After I go to Beijing, you will help look after the store and take care of yourself and Haoxi.

I'll leave all the money to you, don't save it, spend it when you need to."

Qin Haodong said this after he had explained a lot of things to Qin Yuanyuan and Qin Haoxi, and then he took out the iron box for saving money and gave it to Qin Yuanyuan.

"Brother, just take the money. We have food and drinks in the store, so we don't have much to spend. If you go to Beijing, you will have a lot of places to spend money." Qin Yuanyuan refused to take it.

"Take it. I'll be worried if you don't take it. Jixiang gave me some resettlement money for my trip to Beijing. Don't worry about me."

After much pushing and pulling, Qin Yuanyuan had no choice but to accept it.

Qin Haoxi's eyes were red, and you could tell at a glance that he had been crying. He had never been separated from his elder brother since he was a child, and now they were going to be separated for such a long time. He wanted to cry again just thinking about it.

Qin Haodong noticed his brother's look. He was reluctant to leave his brothers and sisters, but he had no choice.

My younger brother is studying now and can't follow me around. He can be a failure, but my younger brother must not follow him to learn.

He tried to comfort his brother again, but the more he comforted him, the more tears he shed. Qin Haodong had no choice but to stop.

Qin Yuanyuan asked Qin Haoxi to help check the luggage to see if anything was missing, which distracted Qin Haoxi's attention.

Uncle Liu and his wife told their two sons to work hard and be obedient, then returned home.

Grandfather Liu and his wife already knew that their eldest son and his wife were going to the capital. Although they were reluctant, they were old after all and could take things easy. They told them to take good care of themselves.

Grandma Chen also took out a purse and gave it to the two men, asking them to take it. The two men were reluctant to take it, and after a struggle, Uncle Liu took out a piece of silver from the purse and said,

"Mom, we have money, I'll just take this as a red envelope, I'm worried about you guys anyway,

If you need money and we take it away, how can we face you?"

Grandma Chen put away her purse, and Grandpa Liu told the couple some things to pay attention to when traveling, and told them about his own experience before stopping.

Uncle Liu Da talked to Uncle Liu Er again, "Second brother, I'm entrusting the family to you. When we leave, you will have to trouble the old and the young at home. I am sorry for you."

Uncle Liu hit Uncle Liu's shoulder with his fist and said with a smile, "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about? Aren't these my parents? And those two are my nephews. It's only natural for me to take care of them.

Don't be so fussy, be safe on the road and have a safe trip. If you can't make something of yourself, don't come back to see me."

Uncle Liu said seriously, "Don't worry, I will definitely make a name for myself and come back to see you."

The day before Miss He left for Beijing, Song Sanniang and her group arrived at the provincial capital in advance, moved all the luggage onto the boat, and then found an inn in the county town to stay for one night.

The ships that Miss He took to Beijing included the He family's own ship and the Jin family's merchant ship. The He family's ship took the lead, followed by the official ship entering Beijing. They had all given notice.

The Jin family's boats were used to transport dowries and for the masters to live in. Miss He had three boats for dowry alone and two for living.

The He family boat at the head was staffed by the stewards and maids sent by Madam He. They were responsible for taking care of the various stops during the voyage.

Following behind were the boats of the escorting fleet guards and the dowry servants, and behind them was the luxurious boat where Miss He and her brother and Mr. He San stayed. Song Sanniang also took advantage of the situation and lived on this boat.

Next came the ship carrying the precious dowry items. On the ship were box after box of camphorwood boxes filled with all kinds of gold and silver jewelry, jade jewelry, various precious porcelains, rare ornaments, clothes for all seasons, shoes and socks, and accessories. The dowry maids were guarding the ship.

The things on the boat following behind were not simple either. There were various medicinal herbs and spices on board, such as ginseng, Polygonum multiflorum, Ganoderma lucidum, magic incense, agarwood, borneol, bezoar, snow lotus, angelica and other medicinal herbs.

Some sandalwood, stubble incense, cloves, caraway, angelica root, pepper, styrax, and benzoin,

There are also four treasures of the study, various ancient books, and famous paintings.

The last ship was loaded with large furniture, such as Huanghuali step-out beds, rosewood three-screen Luohan beds, rosewood beauty couches, piano tables, desks, dressing tables and various desks.

There are also toilets, offspring barrels, and even coffins for Miss He and her husband after a hundred years.