Chapter 659: Broken threads But Xiao Wu also said: "Now everyone wants to know what the top performer looks like, who could make two men beat her up like that. Even though it is daytime now, there are still many people going to the West Market.""Everyone go and do your work. We've just listened to this matter." Yan Funing said calmly. Whether the man who beat people up was someone or not was none of her business. Looking up at East Third Street, I saw that Sanlianpu had opened a garment shop, the former tea shop had become a jade shop, and probably a blacksmith shop would open in a few days. Even with Chengwen Building added, there are still not enough shops. There are too many closed shops left. At the current rate of shop openings, I wonder when all of them will be able to open for business. Thinking of this, Yan Funing turned her head and said to Liu Song, "Uncle, I plan to recruit a group of people with special skills to be the shopkeepers. Let Brother Cheng Wen help write some recruitment notices today and post them on the street." "That's a good idea. I wonder how much the monthly salary is?" "The salary is 10% to 20% of the profit, depending on the level of ability. If you do a good job, you will be rewarded." Liu Song nodded and looked at his son: "Can you write a recruitment notice? If you can't pass the exam to become a scholar, don't say you can't write it." Liu Chengwen quickly said, "Yes, yes, yes."

"Boss, everything the blacksmith shop needs has been prepared. When do you think we can open it?" Tong Cheng came over. Yan Funing pondered for a moment and said, "I've thought about it. The profit of a blacksmith shop is lower. In the capital, few people will come to you to make farm tools. Most of them should be daggers and swords. If you do these well, you will make money. But I know the skills of Shopkeeper Tong. If you can make gold and silver jewelry, then our profit will be higher." "Gold and silver jewelry, how high would that cost?" Tong Cheng was quite embarrassed. "I was also thinking about how to help the boss save costs." "We should save costs where necessary and spend where necessary." Yan Funing smiled faintly, "There are many officials and nobles in the capital, and they are not short of money. If our jewelry is novel and beautiful, we should have a lot of business." Liu Song's eyes lit up: "If my daughter opens a gold and silver shop, she must include me in the plan." After hearing this conversation, Yang Shu and his son Yang Yutang wanted to speak several times but were too embarrassed to interrupt. Yan Funing looked at them with a smile: "The combination of gold, silver, jade and gemstones will make the jewelry look more colorful. There are already many jewelry inlaid with gold, jade and embellished with gemstones on the market. We should make more innovations in the decoration, so that we can attract more customers. Shopkeeper Yang, you also have to contribute to the construction of the gold and silver shop." Yang Shu and Yang Yutang looked at each other, and it was Zheng who spoke first: "Miss, what about the monthly salary?" Yang Yutang pulled his wife aside and said, "Why talk about money? It's because the young lady likes our craftsmanship." "The craftsmanship is what matters, but the money is more negotiable." Yan Funing smiled slightly, "Shopkeeper Yang and Shopkeeper Tong are both taking 20% ​​of the profits now. If the gold and silver shop is really opened, it will naturally give you extra profits." Zheng said happily: "The profit of gold and silver jewelry is very high. Even if you get one in a hundred, you can count the money until your hands are tired." What she said was also what everyone present was thinking. "The storefront of the gold and silver shop needs to be large, at least two or three stores combined, and the decoration also needs to be followed up." Yan Funing raised her hand, and everyone went to Chengwen Building to discuss. - The Prime Minister’s Mansion at this moment, the Cai family. Cai Mushi has not left his house for several days. The reasons were simple: first, her father had told her in front of the emperor that she should reflect for a month; second, there were rumors spreading outside. She avoids it if she can. Although she didn't go out, there were many people helping her with things. The maid led a middle-aged man over and said, "Miss, this is the Fu family's errand boy."

The servant of the Fu family nodded and said, "Miss Cai, the day before yesterday, Miss Yan came to the Fu family. Master Fu told her to get out and scolded her for not avoiding suspicion. Miss Yan ran away from the Fu family crying." Hearing this, Cai Mushi said happily, "Really?" "It's absolutely true. I was doing odd jobs outside Master Fu's study and heard it clearly." Cai Mushi raised her hand and threw down a few pieces of silver: "This is a reward for you." "Thank you, Miss Cai!" The middle-aged man bent down to pick it up. After the Fu family servant left, the maid brought in another woman. "Miss, this is the Fu family's maid." Cai Mushi asked her, "Has your young mistress returned home?" The maid bowed and said, "Master Fu said that from now on, Miss Yan can no longer be called Young Madam. Now no one in the mansion can mention it. If anyone dares to mention it, Master Fu will be angry with them." Cai Mushi nodded with satisfaction and threw a few silver coins on the ground. The old woman picked it up happily and left with many thanks. The maid said, "The housekeeper of the Fu family is still waiting. Miss, do you still want to see him?" "See." Soon, the maid brought Yu Liang to Cai Mushi. Cai Mushi said directly: "The servants in the new champion's house are all arranged by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the reason why Steward Yu was able to become the steward of the Fu family was because of what my father said at the beginning." The implication is that one sentence can make him the steward of a mansion, or one sentence can make him lose everything. The Imperial Household Department represented the emperor, and ordinary officials could only use the people sent by their superiors and rarely dared to dismiss them at will. Yu Liang lowered his head and said nothing. Cai Mushi added: "When Hua Hong came to the mansion, it was all thanks to the housekeeper. Now Hua Hong can't help me with anything, so I can only trouble Housekeeper Yu." Yu Liang then spoke: "My master and Miss Yan have completely broken off relations now. I wonder what Miss Cai wants to know?" Cai Mushi was waiting for him to say this, and asked with a smile: "Fu Ciyi, do you know that you were promoted by my father?" Yu Liang shook his head: "I hid it very well and was never suspected." "Very good. If you have any news in the future, please let me know in time." Cai Mushi waved her hand. Yu Liang said he was leaving. A quarter of an hour later, Cai Mushi ordered her personal maid, "Call back the thugs." She originally thought that if Yan Funing was still in contact with Fu Ciyi, she would destroy her appearance. Now that she knew they had completely severed ties, and Yan Funing was about to become the Princess of a County, she would just let her be. - Yu Liang returned to Fu's Mansion from Cai's House and hid in his room, thinking hard for half an hour. Half an hour later, he went to Fu Ciyi and knelt down. Fu Ciyi glanced at him indifferently: "What's the matter?"

Yu Liang bowed his head and confessed: "I was sent by the higher-ups to be with you, but I became your steward because of a word from Prime Minister Cai." "Since I came to your side, I have never done anything to let you down. As for the bonus, it was indeed because I made the wrong choice." "Today, this old servant went to the Cai family. Miss Cai asked about the relationship between you and Miss Yan. This old servant said that you have completely broken up. Please punish me, young master!" He bowed his head and said honestly, "Except for this old servant, all the other servants in the mansion are more or less spies for others." "I say these things today, hoping that my conscience will be clear, and I beg you to let me go." Fu Ciyi said calmly: "I know." Yu Liang was shocked: "Why didn't you dismiss us servants earlier?" "Avoid alerting the enemy." Fu Ciyi's voice was very light, "If you still want to follow me, forget that you were sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs." (End of this chapter)