Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 27: There Are Not Many Skills Left for the Heroine of the Time Travel Novel
After setting the goal of making money, Lin Zhiqing began to prepare.

First she has to know how much money she wants to make.

This requires her to go out and find out.

Collect information and master information.

Only by getting enough information can she know the current economic situation of the Lin family.

How much is your monthly income, how much is your expenditure, etc.

From this, I know how much money she needs to earn every month to make up for the current deficit of the Lin family.

There is no doubt that the Lin family's current conditions and situation are definitely getting worse.

Not to mention that the Lin family's mansion is so big but dilapidated everywhere and they have no money to repair it. You can see it from the clothes and jewelry worn by these young ladies and gentlemen, as well as the maids and servants.

For example, the corners of some maids' clothes had become faded and white due to washing, but they were still not changed.

For example, the huge Lin family seems empty on weekdays.

But Lin Zhiqing could sense that the Lin family had built such a large house because there were so many people. Not only were the Lin family's direct and collateral branches prosperous, but they also had a large number of maids and servants, so there were so many rooms.

What about now?
Most of the rooms were empty, obviously they could not afford to buy or maintain so many servants.

In short, just from some subtle details, Lin Zhiqing knew that the Lin family's situation was getting worse and worse.

At the very least, there is definitely a financial deficit.

Therefore, her top priority is to understand clearly how much the current deficit is.

By then, if she can demonstrate the ability to fill this hole, or even stand on the shoulders of the giants of the previous life and reveal some knowledge that is beyond her time, then there will be a great possibility that she will take over the financial power.

After all, no one would hate a God of Wealth who can bring them more money.

So the next day, Lin Zhiqing went to the west courtyard early, but as expected, he was turned away by his second grandfather.

Afterwards, she went to find Lin Congli, Lin Shi'an and many others to find out about the situation. Although she received many cold faces, she did get some information.

The Lin family currently has businesses such as restaurants and teahouses. Together with the salaries of the eldest uncle and fourth uncle, their monthly income is about 1,500 taels of silver.

And what about spending?

A total of one thousand eight hundred taels!

This means that the Lin family has a deficit of three hundred taels every month on food and biscuits!
What to do if there is a deficit?
Sell!
Sell ​​one property after another, turn them into silver, and then continue to suffer losses. In the end, the losses reach a point where they have to sell properties again... This becomes a vicious cycle.

This is definitely not right.

You have to know that some of the Lin family's industries should be very profitable at the moment, so such a loss must be a problem.

However, Lin Zhiqing is not in power yet, so it is not her turn to speak.

Therefore, her goal is also very simple.

Earn at least two thousand taels of silver a month!
Just earning that much silver would be enough to make up for the family's current deficit and let everyone see her abilities.

Only when she takes this opportunity to control the financial power can she thoroughly investigate the industrial situation, improve the economic situation, and allow the Lin family to grow and develop.

After all, if the Lin family wants to grow strong enough, money is the first hurdle.

The saying "more money means easier things get done" is always popular in any dynasty.

Money makes the world go round!
But how to make money?
"Nan Yue..." Lin Zhiqing immediately thought of the original owner's best friend.

Lu Nanyue runs a clinic.

And according to her, the clinic also has a copy, but except for the Lu siblings, no one else seems to know about it.

I think this is also related to the strict rules of the Lin family.

Instead of wandering around Shengjing like a headless fly looking for "business opportunities", it would be better to find out how the medical clinic's business is going. You know, she was also a "doctor" in her previous life.

Of course, she can also go shopping while going out. If there is a real business opportunity, she can also take this opportunity to think about ways to make money.

"Aunt Mu, I'm going out for a while, please help me prepare the car!"

……

After getting on the carriage, she put on her veil and looked out the window from time to time.

Shengjing City is worthy of being Shengjing City. Although it is still early, the streets are already filled with all kinds of goods, and it is very lively.

Moreover, the vendors all sat on the ground, and they only needed to spread a piece of cloth in front of them to do business.

Lin Zhiqing was about to stop the carriage, but was stopped by Aunt Mu: "Miss, this is West Market, we can't get off the carriage."

"Why?" Lin Zhiqing was puzzled.

"West Market is a dilapidated kiln in Shengjing City, which is not in line with our status." Aunt Mu replied.

Lin Zhiqing quickly understood that the West Market was equivalent to the slums of Shengjing City, and people from wealthy families generally would not set foot there.

But as she looked along, she felt that this West Market was not yet at the level of a "broken tile cold kiln". It was not prosperous, but it was clearly well-organized. From this perspective, Dasheng must have been quite powerful.

This also made her even more excited to see what the East Market would look like.

As the carriage sped up, Lin Zhiqing found that the surrounding streets became wider.

And there are no people sitting on the ground on both sides of the street.

There is a red lantern hanging in front of each store with the store's name written on it. There are no small stalls in front of the store except for people queuing up.

"Miss, let's go eat something first." Aunt Mu pointed to a noodle shop and said, "You used to love the clear soup noodles here. You finally get to go out once, so you can try some."

Lin Zhiqing nodded. She had been feeling very anxious these past two days and hadn't been able to eat properly. Now she was really hungry.

As soon as Lin Zhiqing got off the car, the Lin family's coachman drove the carriage towards the "horse hitching post".

After tasting it carefully, Lin Zhiqing found that the clear soup noodles tasted really good.

After observing for a while, she completely gave up the idea of ​​doing food business.

Take this noodle shop for example, in addition to clear soup noodles, there are more than 40 kinds of noodles with other soup bases.

Chicken, beef, pork intestines, etc., countless.

Moreover, these noodles tasted and smelled good, and Lin Zhiqing's own bowl of clear soup noodles was also very delicious.

She couldn't make this taste herself.

But the price is a bit expensive.

I thought this place would be like something out of a farming novel, with things like salt, oil, and soy sauce in short supply, and the food’s taste difficult to judge.

But after seeing it in person, Lin Zhiqing just wanted to say that he would never believe in novels again.

Not only noodles, but also things like "soap", "clothing", "tofu" and so on that appear frequently in the novel can be found everywhere in Shengjing City.

Even new things like hot pot and milk tea can be found here at affordable prices.

Well... there are fewer and fewer skills left for the heroines of time-travel novels.

As his thoughts were swirling, Lin Zhiqing saw a bookstore.

As a newcomer, Lin Zhiqing wanted to understand the cultural structure of this world and also wanted to see if selling picture books was a viable option.

So, she started walking towards the bookstore, but before she took two steps, Aunt Mu grabbed her sleeve forcefully:

"Miss, we can't enter here." She looked terrified.

"Why can't I get in?" Lin Zhiqing frowned.

Before Aunt Mu could reply, the servant in the bookshop saw Lin Zhiqing approaching and trotted out the door: "Miss, please leave as soon as possible."

His face looked serious, as if he was about to roll up his sleeves and hit someone.

Lin Zhiqing's face was full of questions. Aunt Mu pulled her a few steps away and said, "Miss, women are not allowed to enter bookstores. If this gets out, your reputation will be ruined!"

"Huh?" Lin Zhiqing was so surprised that he couldn't control his expression: "Why?"

Aunt Mu was stunned and she couldn't explain why.

She had taken this as an iron rule and had not thought about why.

While Aunt Mu was stunned, the servant in the bookstore actually brought out a basin of water, poured it all over the place where Lin Zhiqing had just stood, and began to clean it diligently.

So exaggerated? Lin Zhiqing couldn't help but look at the soles of his shoes.

If you don't know, you might think she stepped in dog shit.

"Is there no bookstore in Shengjing City where women can go?" Lin Zhiqing frowned.

Mu whispered beside her, "Miss, have you forgotten how the master died..."

After she finished speaking, her expression darkened. The young lady had indeed forgotten.

She only briefly mentioned some things about the master, but also avoided some sensitive topics.

Lin Congrong once owned several bookstores that women were allowed to enter, but now they are all sealed.

It seems that the path of writing novels and picture books is blocked... Lin Zhiqing sighed inwardly.

Lin Zhiqing actually knew a lot about the essential skills for a time traveler, such as distilled liquor, tea, gunpowder and other things that could make money.

But in Dasheng's case, it is not appropriate for a woman to use those methods to make money.

Firstly, it is easy to attract people's covetousness, and secondly, women's status is restricted.

Women, women, as long as they are women, they should be oppressed... Lin Zhiqing sighed inwardly, then turned around and left, no longer thinking about the novel or picture book.

Aunt Mu followed her closely, bending over carefully, as if it was her nature to do so.