Chapter 146 Who calls the shots
Chapter 146 Who calls the shots
"Wait, but send someone to deliver it tomorrow. When Xiaocaoer gets up tomorrow, ask her if she still has vermicelli. If she does, send some back to my grandmother. My grandmother likes fresh food." Zheng Huaming also went aside to write a letter.
"Yes, yes, yes, bring some vermicelli for my grandmother and others as well." Tang Yanshu said as he wrote.
"I don't have that much vermicelli. I only have enough for my grandmother. You can wait for next time."
Qingshan Village
Early in the morning, someone came to Yang Dashan's house. He was sent by Damao. Ermao and Sanmao knew him. He was a servant in Zheng's house. He brought a letter written by Damao last night and drove a carriage to get vermicelli.
Last night, Zheng Huaming and Tang Yanshu had a huge argument over bringing vermicelli back to Kyoto, because all the vermicelli Xiaocaoer brought was placed in the kitchen of the mansion, and they ate so much of it in the evening that there wasn't much left. It would be a stretch to bring enough to one family, let alone to two families.
Finally, Damao told someone to go home early tomorrow morning to get it, as there was still stock at home. Only then did the two of them shut up.
"Okay, then I'll trouble you, Brother Zhuqing. How do you make vermicelli delicious? Could you write down the method so I can take it back to my grandmother so that they don't waste food if they don't know how to make it?" Tang Yanshu asked bluntly.
Zheng Huaming couldn't bear to watch this, so he kicked Tang Yanshu but he dodged it.
"Write down the recipe? Can I still open my vermicelli shop? I think I should just let you, the county magistrate, run it. You are in charge of the people's livelihood anyway."
Tang Yanshu was not polite either: "Sure, I'll open it if you want. It's not like I don't have a shop at home. I have people and money. I'm no worse than you in any way."
As he was talking, he really said to Damao, "I'm serious, Zhuqing, your family can consider my place. I'm not worse than that guy Zheng Huaming. I may even be better than him. I can take 10% less of the share than them. What do you think?"
Da Mao: Not very good.
"My grandma makes the decisions on all these matters in my family. If you have this idea, you can ask her. I don't contribute to the family business, so I have no say in business matters."
"You are the eldest son in the family, so you have no right to make decisions on these matters? Then what matters in your family can you make decisions on?" Tang Yanshu asked curiously.
As the eldest son in an ordinary family and a scholar, shouldn't he be the one with the most say?
This is the case in ordinary people's homes, but not in Yang Dashan's. Their family is more democratic, and all major matters must be decided by everyone's vote. Small matters are decided by Old Lady Yang, and business matters are decided by Xiao Cao'er.
Also, the older brothers are all in school and often not at home, so when there are important matters that require voting, Xiao Cao makes the decisions for them.
However, there are no small matters in Yang Dashan's family, they are all big matters or business-related matters, so Yang Dashan and his wife Li listen to Old Lady Yang, and Old Lady Yang likes to listen to Xiao Cao'er's opinions on everything.
In a word, in Yang Dashan's family, Xiao Cao'er has the final say.
Da Mao thought for a long time. Apart from his brothers' studies, there was really nothing he could decide on his own. "I can decide on my brothers' studies."
Tang Yanshu's face was full of expectation, but he was disappointed after hearing Damao's answer, "You are so pitiful. As the eldest son, you can only make decisions on the studies of your younger brothers."
Da Mao: Actually, I was too confident. My younger brothers’ studies were decided by me. For example, Er Mao had to pass the Tongsheng exam to join the army; San Mao could go into business as long as he passed the Xiucai exam; Simao had to be six years old before he could go to school, and he had to be ten years old before he could take the Xiucai exam.
He couldn't control these people. If it weren't for his sister, they might have caused a big uproar.
It's good not to make decisions, you can feel relaxed if you don't make decisions. Look at my little sister, she has to worry about everything, I don't know if it will affect her growth.
Zheng Huaming and Qi Xingyun smiled knowingly. Yang Zhuqing was calm, but he was not as decisive as Xiao Caoer in business matters.
It means: Damao is not cut out for business.
After Ermao finished reading Damao's letter, he said to Yang Dashan, "Brother asked in the letter if we still have vermicelli at home. If we do, please bring some. County Magistrate Tang and Brother Hua Ming are going to Kyoto to deliver a letter home, and they want to bring some vermicelli to their family in Kyoto to try out our new food."
Ermao, Sanmao and Simao were all very happy to see the news, especially Sanmao: Does this mean that vermicelli will be sold to Kyoto?
Yang Dashan and his wife thought: Is it a bit rude to just bring vermicelli? How about bringing some of the latest products made in the workshop?
In the past two years, embroidery workshops have launched some limited edition items from time to time, which means that what you buy is a limited edition item with a limited quantity. It will not be everywhere on the street. It is specifically for wealthy families and the products are snapped up as soon as they are launched.
The most common products produced by embroidery workshops are those with general workmanship that are suitable for ordinary people to buy. After all, this group of people is very large and cannot be ignored.
Sanmao thought it was a good idea, and when the product arrived in Kyoto, there was a new round of crazy buying.
"I think we should bring the new product with us and ask my sister for her opinion when we get there. After all, the new product has not yet been launched by Brother Hua Ming." Simao said.
When talking about their daughter, Yang Dashan and Li immediately changed their tune: "Yes, let's ask Xiaocao first. We can't ruin our daughter's plan. Bring the things with you."
They packed the vermicelli and had breakfast, and then the village chief and Yang Bailin also came over.
Originally, Yang Dashan thought that with the Zheng family's carriage, he wouldn't have to make a special trip, so he asked a few students to follow the Zheng family's carriage back to the county town.
But when he heard the village chief say that he wanted to consult Mr. Zheng about the clan school, he followed him and left Li to continue making vermicelli at home. Because this time he brought it to Zheng's house, there was not much stock left at home, so he had to make it quickly.
County seat, Zhengfu
Xiao Caoer went to bed very early last night. He got up early this morning and ran around the small yard. As the yard was not big, he didn't know how far he ran before he stopped. Then he performed two sets of military boxing with great vigor and worked up a sweat.
While she was doing boxing, Old Lady Yang was also standing beside her, stretching out her hands and shaking her legs. She said that she learned military boxing from Xiao Cao'er, but no one could tell how they were similar.
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