Chapter 232 Oil Shop
Chen Yuru seems to have returned to the past, the proud eldest lady, who chose a lot of fabrics.
"Is there really no better fabric in your shop? I saw it at a relative's house before. The material was very good, but I didn't see it like that here."
What Chen Yuru is talking about is the quilt cover at Wang Dayi's house. The pattern is very beautiful, and most importantly, the material is very good. It is most suitable for making quilts, clothes, etc. It is especially easy to heat up.
"This one really doesn't exist anymore. I'm not boasting. If I don't have the style here, other stores will definitely not have it. I guess your relative bought it from other places. If you really like it, you can ask."
The clerk is very clear about this. Their shopkeeper is very capable and always one step ahead of other shops in everything. Therefore, their business is the best in this town.
Chen Yuru gritted her teeth, and she guessed it herself. It was probably his cousin who bought it from other places.
She couldn't help but buy it. Chen Yuru picked out some good ones and bought a lot of them.
"Girl is a cheerful person. I won't lie to you. I calculated the price based on the usual prices. The total is three taels of silver and more than one hundred copper plates. I decided to wipe out all the change. Girl, you can give me three taels of silver."
Just two pieces of silver will do."
This girl didn't bargain with the price from the beginning to the end, and she didn't like the quilt at first. He was a little embarrassed, so he simply gave the lowest price. It was still profitable, but it was cheaper than usual.
He was also careful. No one bought the quilt and it stayed in their shop. He estimated that the final result would be to dispose of it at a low price or take it apart and make it again.
This girl can be regarded as solving the unsold items for their shop!
Chen Yuru was a little confused. She thought it was a bit cheap. She bought a lot of things, including a quilt, two custom-made beds, plus matching sheets and quilt covers... Although the fabric was not completely good, it was a bit too cheap.
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In the eyes of the clerk, this girl was probably silently settling the accounts to see if it was a good deal or not.
"Girl, let me tell you the price. Next time you buy these things, you will have an idea. This quilt is..."
The boy also took an abacus and explained everything very clearly. The last addition turned out to be so much money.
"Okay, thank you very much. It's just that my home is not far away, but I am alone and don't have a donkey cart. I wonder if you can send these things to me?"
She also wanted to buy other things, and it was definitely impossible to carry these heavy and big things through the market.
"Okay, please tell me the specific location of your home, and I will send it to you later."
Originally, the shop also provided this service. The quilt was quite large, and not everyone had a donkey cart at home, so it would be impossible for someone to carry the quilt back, which would be very troublesome.
Therefore, if the customer requests it, they will choose to send it or not according to the situation. If the distance is too far, they will still need some extra copper coins to send it.
"Thank you very much, my home is not that far away..." Chen Yuru smiled and thanked her, and told her the location of her home.
After Chen Yuru discussed it with the waiter, she left. In addition to these quilts, she also had to buy rice, flour, oil and salt. They had already lived in, and they couldn't always buy and eat outside.
Chen Yuru thought about it for a moment. The rice and noodles were relatively heavy, so she had better buy them last and buy oil first! She also happened to meet the people around her cousin.
Now Erdanzi is very proud of himself. He is not proud, but since he followed his Dayi brother to the town to do business, he has really gained a lot of experience. After returning, everyone feels that he is really different from before.
Once a person's temperament changes, he becomes completely different. He himself clearly feels that as he gains knowledge, experience, meets a lot of people, and gains self-confidence, he is no longer the country boy he used to be.
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His parents also moved here this year. They are not in good health. They have planted peanuts and other things on the land at home, and they have been planted by others. He bought a house in the town and brought his parents to enjoy the blessings. He alone
When people are busy in the shop, they can still have a hot meal when they go home.
He also occasionally went back to the village and saw some of his former friends, friends of the same age. He was no longer the same as them. It wasn't that he looked down on country people, but the angle of conversation between him and them was no longer the same, and he couldn't talk to them together anymore.
Some of them have married wives and even have children, and they live the same life as the older generation, working in the fields and raising families.
Sometimes he really laments that if it weren't for his sworn brother, he would be living like this, even worse than them. After all, his family is poor and doesn't have much land.
He is now wearing decent clothes, he can read and calculate accounts, and everyone politely calls him "Second Shopkeeper".
There are many people who introduce girls to him, but he just smiles and is not in a hurry. He envies the life of his sworn brother and just wants to find a virtuous girl. The two of them have the same mind and live a good life.
Business was also very good today. He was happily in the shop and did not feel bored. He made a pot of tea and drank it happily. He also picked up a book. He wanted to read more and read more.
Brother Dayi has said that they will make it bigger in the future and open the shop to other places. Reading alone can gain knowledge. If you have nothing to do, you should study more and you will get better and better.
He had never studied at home before. His family was poor, and he didn't even know a few words at first.
At the beginning, he also took a child's textbook, learned it bit by bit, and practiced word by word. If you are doing business, being illiterate is an absolute no-no, and not knowing how to calculate accounts is even more taboo.
He learned slowly. Opportunities were rare. If Brother Dayi had not cared about some friendship, he would not have given him such a good opportunity. But when the opportunity was given to him, he had to work hard.
Fortunately, he persevered. Now he knows many words and can calculate accounts quickly and accurately. Therefore, the next step in literacy is to read. Reading can help you understand many things.
When Chen Yuru came over, she saw a young man sitting behind the table, holding a book and reading with relish.
"Girl, do you want to buy oil?"
Erdanzi, no, he has changed his name now. His name is Zhang Yu now, and he has a lot of room to spare.
He is just open for business. When someone comes over, he must be the first to see it. When he sees the customer, he smiles and asks.
"Yes, I wonder how to sell this oil? What kind of oil is there?" Chen Yuru asked with a smile.
This young man looks pretty good, but there are still some shortcomings in him, which are his calm demeanor and the majesty of a superior.
Her cousin has one, and a discerning person will feel that her cousin is not an ordinary person, and he has a different temperament.
The young man in front of her looks quite peaceful and does not seem weak or incompetent. However, he is very ordinary. He probably is not a powerful person. What's more, he is probably relying on her cousin.
"This must be your first time, girl! We have rapeseed oil, peanut oil and soybean oil in our shop. The price is based on a pot of oil."
Zhang Yu introduced with a smile that there are almost no people in this town who have never come here to buy gas, and this girl looks unfamiliar, she must have just come to this town.
"Yes, my family and I just moved here. I heard that there is a special oil sold here that is not available elsewhere. I came to take a look and buy some to try. Which oil do you think is delicious?
"Chen Yuru smiled gently.
"I see, that girl needs to try it. Generally, rapeseed oil is used for cooking at home. Peanut oil is very fragrant. Girls can use it to mix with cold dishes."
Zhang Yu introduced it and explained the price. If you are from the town, you can buy it with a pot. You don’t need to buy another pot next time. You can just bring the pot and fill it with oil.
"Brother, please bring me a pot of rapeseed oil! And a pot of peanut oil. It smells good to me now!"
"Okay!" Zhang Yu said and got some oil for Chen Yuru.
"The shopkeeper's business here must be very good. Can one person do this? Why didn't he hire a waiter?" Chen Yuru asked pretending to be curious.
"The business of my shop is good, but everyone can buy a pot of oil for a long time, and they don't come here often to buy it, so I can still be busy by myself. There is also a young man in the shop, and he happened to be here today.
I'm asking for leave." Zhang Yu said with a smile.
"So that's it. The shopkeeper must be very powerful. To run a shop, you must settle accounts, sell things, and make things... There are so many projects, but the shopkeeper is really very powerful." Chen Yuru praised.
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"The girl was so impressed. You just came here, so you probably don't know yet. We have two oil shops in the town! I'm not the only one. I don't know much. My eldest brother is really good.
, everything was planned by him, so I just followed it. The girl is really awesome, since you can say that, you must know a lot."
Zhang Yu sincerely complimented her. This girl was different from other girls. She seemed to be well-informed and courteous, and she was also very eloquent about business matters. I guess she was also doing business at home. She had seen a lot.
He also knows a lot.
Such a girl reminded him of Sister Yang. She was the person he admired the most. He admired Sister Yang more than Brother Dayi.
They all come from the village, so he naturally knows more than others. Brother Dayi is what he is today, and it is inseparable from Sister Yang's contribution. Sister Yang seems to know everything, including the rapeseed used for the oil in their shop.
It was also grown by Sister Yang.
"It's just that the elders in my family are doing business, and I heard about it occasionally, but I don't really understand it. I just know a little bit about it. It's just that I always admire people who know a lot. When I heard what my little brother said, I admired the shopkeeper very much. I thought I would have the opportunity.
We can get to know each other." Chen Yuru said with a smile.
Zhang Yu smiled and didn't say anything. He didn't want the girl to go to his Dayi brother for advice. His Dayi brother was different from him. If he was alone and said a few words to other girls, he wouldn't be honest.
Someone will say something.
But Brother Dayi is already married. It would be inappropriate to talk too much to another girl. But there is no need for him to worry about this. Based on his understanding of Brother Dayi, other girls will not talk to him except for business matters.
He won't pay attention to the other party.
Chen Yuru lowered her head and gritted her teeth. She had already talked about this, but the man actually didn't answer the conversation, and he didn't say anything like that if she went to get married, they would definitely get along well with her.
In fact, her original intention was not to meet her cousin. It would have been too quick and it would have been exposed.
She just wanted to start with the people around him, so that the people around him would gradually feel that she and her cousin were a good match, that they could talk together, and that she would also be helpful to her cousin's business.
But today she just mentioned it, but the man didn't say anything! Then how could she continue talking?
The oil has been bought, and it is Chen Yuru's first time here. She is not familiar with this man, and it is definitely impossible to continue talking. It would seem too purposeful and could easily lead to suspicion.
"Then I'll take my leave." Chen Yuru said with a smile.
"Girl, walk slowly." Zhang Yu still had a smile on his face.
Chen Yuru turned around and went out. She was a little discouraged. She always felt that the first time did not go well and it was different from what she thought. They had not said a few words today.
She cheered herself up, it must be because they just met each other, they were not familiar with each other, so they would definitely not talk too deeply.
There was another person, who seemed to be the head of Changlefang. She had not yet figured out how to approach that person.
Changlefang is a gambling house, so she definitely can't go in. She doesn't know that person yet, nor has she seen what he looks like, so she won't recognize him even if she sees him elsewhere.
She thought for a long time before deciding that she had to meet the person first. She couldn't enter the gambling house, after all, she was from a girl's family. But she could guard outside the gambling house to see what the person looked like first, and then
Then create a chance encounter somewhere else.
Chen Yuru was so lost in thought that she almost bumped into someone. The person brushed her arm and almost knocked the oil can out of her hand.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, girl, are you okay?" The man apologized quickly.
Chen Yuru was not in a good mood, so she wanted to blame the man because of her temper. But when she raised her head, she saw the man's face. Was it him?
This person was the person she met while eating dumplings last night. He was one of the escorts. She remembered it clearly because when she looked over, it was this young man who smiled at her.
Chen Yuru immediately turned her face away and apologized quickly.
"It's okay, it's okay. I didn't pay attention. It's my fault. The young master didn't hit anything, right?" Chen Yuru asked considerately.
"Is that you?" the man said with a smile, looking a little surprised.
"Huh? Master, do you know me?" Chen Yuru asked pretending to be confused.
She decided in an instant that if this person didn't remember her, she would take the initiative to recognize him, and then there would definitely be an impression this time, but this would inevitably lead to inferiority.
Chapter completed!