perfumer

Chapter 83 Business Registration, Fragrance, and Family Separation

Bai Xin was free, and had more stall rent from Zhang Dalang in his hand, so he concentrated more on managing the new shop.

The original luggage was also brought in one after another. Fortunately, the house rented through the shop and housekeeping was one deposit and one payment. Bai Xin ran to say hello, and did not renew the lease.

When the news spread that Bai Xin was going to open a store, the first person to get involved was not some wealthy and distinguished customers, but the government officials were recruited first.

The two people who came were dressed in soap-colored official uniforms, walked into the store with a high air, and shouted unceremoniously: "Where is the owner of this store?"

When Mrs. Cao saw that she was from the government, she softened half of her body first, her face turned pale, and she couldn't speak anymore. Fang realized that her daughter and daughter-in-law were still in the house, and hurriedly pushed them upstairs.

Fortunately, the appearance of Auntie and Manniang did not come into their eyes at all, which made Mrs. Cao feel displeased with his actions. He snorted twice, threw a few gossips, and his tone became even worse, "Where is the owner of this shop? Why hasn't he come out yet?" ?”

Mrs. Cao walked over limply, crossed her hands deeply, and did not dare to raise her head, reluctantly said: "My son is not here, I will let the eldest son call..." When she got nervous, her words became even more distorted.

Seeing her timidly and timidly, the official officer felt a little happier. Seeing that the room was empty and there was no place to sit, he could only stand there and complain a few words.

Da Lang ran out with a sharp sound, but fortunately Bai Xin was only in the signboard shop not far away, studying the style of the signboard. When Dalang found him, he was out of breath, and said that an official came to the shop and he didn't know what to do.

When Bai Xin heard that an official servant was coming, his molars became sore. He thought that he couldn't escape if he should come, but he was afraid that he would not be able to handle it without the backbone of the family, so he greased the soles of his feet and ran back quickly.

Seeing him coming back, Mrs. Cao looked over with a bitter face as if seeing a savior.

Seeing those two people just standing there dryly, without even a cup of tea, their faces looked as if the rain was about to come, and there was a thump in his heart, and he hurriedly stepped forward to cross his hands respectfully, "I don't know if the two officials came here, and they are scornful." Well, my shop probably doesn't even have a place to sit, if you two don't dislike it, why don't you go to the Zhenxiu Restaurant together and sit down."

Seeing that he was so upbeat, the two officials were relieved a little, and finally smiled, but still had their eyes on the top of their heads, pouted their chins, and said, "Let's go."

Bai Xin was the last one to walk, and when he was about to leave, he gave Cao a soothing look.

When the three of them came to Zhenxiu Restaurant, the waiter saw two servants, without Bai Xin's instructions, he took them to a small private room, greeted them enthusiastically with a nod and bowed their heads, and asked what to eat.

The two officials didn't speak, they just looked at Bai Xin.

Bai Xin pinched his palm with the hand hanging under the table, and asked the waiter, "What signature dishes do you have?"

The guy then reported the name of the dish. Although the Zhenxiu Restaurant is not as good as the Panlou Hotel, it is not much worse. The decoration is gorgeous, and the taste of the food lives up to the word "delicacy".

After Bai Xin listened, he ordered conch shells in ginger vinegar, duck sticks with lotus flowers, braised shrimp hooves, five rare chickens, and asked the official to order more. The duck breast and the wine are also the signature of Zhenxiu Restaurant-Yuqiong Wine.

Seeing that Bai Xin was dressed plainly, the man knew he had no choice but to give him a sympathetic look before leaving.

No matter how generous Bai Xin is, but now is the moment when he is short of money, imagining the price, his heart seems to be bleeding, and he still pretends to be nonchalant, and persuades the two people to ask for more.

Fortunately, the two officials also know their personalities, and there will be more opportunities to contact them in the future. If someone is in a hurry and finds another backer, it will not be beautiful.

Perhaps it was because there were officials on their side, and they didn't have much time to order the dishes, so they came up one by one.

Bai Xin said please, raised his chopsticks together, and exchanged cups and cups. They only greeted each other warmly and did not ask any questions.

After three rounds of drinking and five tastes of food, the two officials were almost finished eating, and they were all in a good mood, smelling of alcohol, Bai Xin asked, "I wonder why the two officers came here this time?"

The two men thought about their business now, and one of them said: "As the saying goes, the state owns the country's laws, and the industry has its own rules. I don't know what kind of shop the little boss is opening?"

Bai Xin said: "I want to open a shop selling rouge, gouache, and spices."

Another person said: "This is not controversial, just enter the 'Incense Shop' directly."

Bai Xin also heard that the status of merchants in this dynasty is delicate, and if they want to be merchants, they need to enter various commercial firms, such as the "meat shop" for pig butchers, the "tea shop" for those who carry bottles of tea, and the "rice shop". , "vegetable shop" and so on, or there are people who sell small things, which can save the money, but there is a saying that the king of Hades is better than the little devil, and the officials under the ground have to keep pestering each other, begging for money in disguise. waived.

Bai Xin was not surprised because he had inquired about it earlier, and asked again: "I don't know this line of work, how can I get into it?"

Seeing that Bai Xin was cheerful and eating delicious food, the two people didn't go around in circles and said, "This is also simple. You just need to go to the yamen to go through the formalities, register in the register, change your household registration, and pay the money on time every month. It's in a business."

Bai Xin knew a little bit about it, and knew that entering the industry was just for the imperial government to make money.

The officer took a look at him and said again: "However, if you become a merchant, your whole family, including future descendants, will all be merchants, and you will not be allowed to be an official through the scientific examination."

Of course, there are exceptions to everything, and now the imperial court has loosened control over merchants. Many big merchants either entered the Nai to obtain official positions, or married official daughters. The official said this just to scare Bai Xin, want to benefit from him.

Bai Xin didn't understand the meaning of the other party's words for a while, but only knew that there was something in the words, so he hugged his hands, "Please advise."

"I see that you have an elder brother. If your elder brother becomes a merchant, as a younger brother, you will also be a merchant in the future, and you will not be allowed to take the scientific examination."

Bai Xin's heart skipped a beat. It's not that he still thinks about the scientific examination in the future, but it's his idea to start a business. The elder brother already has a son. If the dog will be successful in the future, it's reading material. He can't take the exam because of his business status, which will inevitably make him confused. The brothers turned against each other, and Bai Xin thought long-term. Seeing that the official made it clear, he knew that they had a way to deal with it, so he asked, "I don't know what should I do in this situation."

The other party laughed, "It's also simple. You and your elder brother have officially separated the family, and each has a household registration. Since both are men, each is the head of the family, so they have nothing to do with each other. He has become a merchant, which can't hinder you. It's just that ..." The man deliberately elongated his voice, "It's just that our adults are not fools. We know that the people have this method to avoid becoming a businessman, and we need to use some benefits to honor him, otherwise it doesn't matter whether you have separated or not. You have entered the merchant register together."

In Bai Xin's eyes, things that can be solved with money are not big things. He stood up and crossed his hands to express his gratitude, and said that he would finish it as soon as possible in the next two days, and asked the two of them to come to the store to play if they have time. .

The two officials saw that they had a good meal today, so they were not in a hurry to ask for money. Hearing that the other party invited them to go often in the future, they thought that the future would be long, and they chatted for a while, and then they left.

Ever since Bai Xin left with the official post, the hearts of the Bai family have been raised, fearing that he would cause trouble or something, when seeing him come back drunk, they were relieved first, and hurriedly let him into the second floor. He asked eagerly, "Sanlang, what is the matter with the official?"

"It's not a big deal, but let me know that if you want to open a shop, you need to be registered as a merchant, and you also need to be an incense shop, so you can pay taxes in the future."

Seeing that there was nothing illegal, Mrs. Cao sat back on the stool with a plop.

During the meal just now, Bai Xin was just a foil, and he didn't drink much wine, but the Yuqiong wine had a lot of stamina, so he was a little dizzy. After saying that, he subconsciously looked at his elder brother.

Da Lang felt something, touched his nose, and asked, "Third brother, what's wrong?"

Bai Xin was afraid of scaring his elder brother and mother, so he didn't dare to cut straight to the point and say, "Brother, let's split up." Instead, he slowly said, "Mother, elder brother, I am opening a shop now, which is no different than before. I need to earn money." The government is only allowed to open for business if you have a business status."

Everyone nodded, just listen to what he just said.

"However, the court clearly stipulates that businessmen are not allowed to run official schools, and are not allowed to take imperial examinations."

Everyone still didn't realize it, thinking that Bai Xin hadn't studied, so couldn't he still be thinking about the imperial examination?

Bai Xin glanced at his elder brother suggestively, "I'll be like this all my life, and I don't have delusions in the imperial examinations, but what about Gouzi? Originally, I thought we came to the capital. Since the environment is unique, it's better to wait for Gouzi to be four years old. Send him to study, but if the whole family joins the merchant register, the dog may not have the opportunity to study."

Da Lang didn't take it seriously, "San Lang, don't think too much, you can't say for sure about the future, you see, brother, I'm not very smart, the dog probably followed me, how can I read?"

Bai Xin shook his head, "Brother, that's not what you said. If there is a chance, who wouldn't want their child to be famous?"

Dalang faltered a few times, but had nothing to say.

Bai Xin said again: "The official sent me a solution. You listened, and don't feel bad about it. It's just a countermeasure. Since it's good for everyone, why not?"

"What method?" Everyone asked together.

"Separation." After Bai Xin finished speaking, everyone's expressions changed.

The separation of the family was originally a heart problem of Cao's. Now hearing that her youngest son is making troubles to separate the family again, it feels uncomfortable like being stabbed by someone. She objected without thinking: "What kind of family is it? Is it good? I don’t think Gouzi may be able to study well in the future, so it’s better to be like this, and help out in the shop when he grows up.”

Bai Xin hurriedly said: "It's just a formality, create another household registration at the government, and nothing else has changed. In this way, I am the only one who has been registered as a merchant, and the dog can continue to read and write in the future. Maybe there will be great fortune. What about it?" After finishing speaking, he looked at the elder brother with burning eyes, "And we also know why we separated, it's not because we are brothers, we will still live together like this in the future, and we will not make any noise to the outside world. Could it be that elder brother still doesn't trust me? Think I want to Can't drive you away?"

That Manniang had a little dark thought in her heart, she blushed when she was hit, and lowered her head to dodge.

Da Lang was so anxious that he stomped his feet and heyed, "Third Brother, doesn't Eldest Brother understand you? Even when our family was in the most difficult time, you borrowed money to see a doctor for Eldest Brother, and you saved Eldest Brother's life." Yes, the whole family is pointing at you to stand up, the eldest brother is really sorry, if I have that kind of thought again, am I still a person? And you are still thinking about us until now, the eldest brother is ashamed, but if you enter alone Shang Ji, what will happen to your children in the future?"

Bai Xin has never cared about love or love in his previous life. He has never met anyone who can make his heart move, and now he is focusing on the shop. If he talks about having a baby, he may have five or six years. Cheng Wenren learned that the court's requirements for businessmen had been relaxed, and his elder brother took a small official position, so Bai Xin was not worried about his descendants at all.

"Brother, it's still early for me, but Gouzi is almost two years old now, and he will be enlightened in a year or two."

When Mrs. Cao heard him say "it's too early", she couldn't help feeling unhappy, and didn't care about her mother's feelings, she muttered a few words, "Why is it too early, you are old and young, you should find a gentle and virtuous person in a few years Ladies, it’s good to spread the branches and leaves.”

Bai Xin didn't refute, and followed her and said, "Mom, even if I get married in a year or two, it will take at least two or three years to have a child, and if the child grows up to school age, it will take five or six years." He's like a dog, he should be enlightened next year, mother, don't you want your grandson to do well in high school?"

Mrs. Cao sighed, "I don't want to? I just look at what Erlang is like. It costs money to study, and he may not be able to go to high school. If this is the case, why should I have too much hope? I am content with a family and Helele."

"Mother, let the dog study, and we are not persistent. We will see how he is. If he is really talented, we will let him keep reading. If not, then come to the shop to help. It is better than killing the opportunity. .”

The Cao family was moved by him, and who wouldn't want their son to become a dragon?Da Lang thought about it, thinking that Bai Xin could not be wrong, so he didn't say anything else.

Afterwards, Bai Xin went to the government to set up separate doors with his elder brother, and then applied for business registration and joined the incense shop. Before Bai Xin managed relationships with various places, he was merciless. The official got the benefits and stopped making things difficult. The monthly tax payment for households with business registration is always 290 renminbi, which is generally much less than that of middle households.

The author has something to say: The issue of household registration is really a headache. I have fooled around with the issue of relocation before, so I assumed that Bai Xin had entered the business registration. Naturally, he paid more taxes than before, and he spent money to benefit, so naturally some officials would His household registration was transferred.