Chapter 25 Yilong Stall (4)
Xian Yu Zhongtong smiled and said, "I don't know what my nephew has next?"
"Yilong County has a sparse population, and it is more popular in the past two days by relying on lottery. I plan to go to Chengdu the day after tomorrow, and maybe the business is better there." Li Qing thought last night that the Bingshui business relies entirely on popularity and wealth accumulation. Yesterday, he made three cents of money when he tried to lottery. If it were normal, he might not even make money. But the seasonality is strong. This summer is only 100 cents of money, which is far from his plan, so he considered going to Chengdu to develop after these two days.
Xian Yu Zhongtong pondered for a moment but said, "I advised my nephew not to go to Chengdu for the time being. First, the weather in Chengdu is cool and the demand for ice is not very hot. Second, there are many wealthy households in Chengdu, and almost every family has ice cellars. Unless the nephew works hard on varieties and sells others without talent, and now these ice dew ice cubes are just needed by the poor and cannot be used. It is better to go to Langzhou. The population is also large and the weather is hot, and it is just developing. Of course, this is just my suggestion. How to do it specifically, the nephew has to make his own decisions. After all, the nephew is the boss, but-"
Speaking of the word "but", Xian Yu Zhongtong's eyes became extremely sharp. He looked directly at Li Qing and said, "I don't care what you do, but you must not go on the evil path!"
Li Qing was shocked and bowed anxiously, "My nephew dared not, nor would he not!"
Xian Yu Zhongtong shook his head and said, "I am not aimless. I was a little hesitant when I heard the reason for your arrest that day, but I came to save you because of the fact that Yan'er Zhongyi came to the rescue. Do you know why?"
"I don't know, please tell me the truth!"
When the silk man next to him heard his adoptive father mentioning his name, he saw that the two of them looked serious and were slightly surprised. He also pulled Xiaoyu over to listen. Xian Yu Zhongtong looked at her and said, "Come and listen too! I want to remind him all the time."
Xianyu Zhongtong's fingers gathered more and more people said: "You thought of this method of drawing lottery. Look, so many people are obsessed with it and are unwilling to work down-to-earth and make money, but they just want to take shortcuts. Wait for a pie to fall from the sky and be greedy for money and impetuous. Even though things are small, over time, they will cause the world of Yilong to decline and morality will be decayed. You must know that a thousand-mile dike will also be destroyed by ants. With this, you should also stay in the prison for a few more days."
Li Qing's sweat had already flowed down from his forehead. In his era, the government held the lottery draws and lottery openly, but no leader considered social morality and the future of the nation, and everything was seen from money. However, in the Tang Dynasty, a large official and businessman said this, which was really unpleasant, and it was like a wake-up call, deafening.
"You should also have a way to do business. You should not be ignorant of your conscience, not cheat good, and promote justice. This is the real businessman. When I saw you as a talent on the same day, I wanted you to help me, but you refused. It would be fine if you wanted to develop by yourself, but I didn't expect you to go to the lottery, which disappointed me. Fortunately, you stopped and did not fall deeper, so you sold ice water. I also think you are upright and a man who stands tall. Although there are many things that have to be done in life, the principles of being a human being cannot be lost. Remember not to remember!"
Li Qing nodded silently: "My nephew remembers Uncle Shi's teachings!"
At this time, countless children were already jumping around the stall. Xian Yu Zhongtong patted his shoulder and said earnestly: "Give them happiness, you are happy too, go and do your business! I will go to the county magistrate and want to ban this method of drawing lottery."
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The next day, Yilong's lottery touching activities were banned by the government. Li Qing also brought the curtains and Xiaoyu, and a large number of yellow dogs, got on a mule cart, bid farewell to Yilong, and headed towards Langzhou.
Langzhou is the capital of Langzhong County and Prefecture. Today, in Langzhong, Sichuan, the climate here is mild and fruits are abundant. But this year it seems that God wants to fulfill Li Qing. The weather in Langzhou is extremely hot. When you enter the city gate, the mule driver who drove the car turned around and smiled: "I have a relative who has a separate courtyard in this Langzhou City. The location is good and the price is cheap. Are you interested?"
He went along the way and heard the three of them discussing renting a house. When he entered the city gate, he couldn't help but say it. Li Qingzheng was worried about renting a house. He suddenly heard this and couldn't help but thank him: "Thank you so much, brother."
"No thanks! No thanks! Just give me a few more money when you pay my wages later." After waiting for a long time, I didn't hear Li Qing's response. The mule man glanced at Li Qing slightly. Seeing that he and the two girls were chatting and laughing, it seemed that he didn't hear his words at all. He couldn't help but feel angry and said, "It's just that there has been rumors in this room. I'll tell you first, don't blame me if I didn't say it."
"Haunted!" Lian'er and Xiaoyu looked at each other, and couldn't help but sit closer, with four eyes looking at Li Qing timidly.
Li Qing smiled and said, "There is no ghost in this world. It's just that some stupid women and fools interpret some strange phenomena as ghosts. He felt a little moved in his heart. If the haunted one, the rent might be cheaper. He asked with a smile: "How much does it cost per month?"
Seeing that he didn't care about the feelings of the two girls, the mule man felt a little despised, so he casually said, "My relative said that his house usually costs 300 cents a month, but because of the rumors of haunted, he had to rent it at a cheap price, 80 cents a month."
"Eighty-month!" Li Qing couldn't help but be overjoyed. He was going to rent it for half a year, which was only five hundred yuan at most. But then he thought again, this was just a quotation, and maybe it could be cheaper. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "The room is clean, has anyone lived in it?"
The mule man was honest and did not understand Li Qing's tentative intention, so he said the truth: "He couldn't rent his house, of course no one had lived in it."
Li Qing was overjoyed. Considering the cost of this empty pass, the counter-offer was definitely worth fifty cents. At this time, Lian'er said heartily: "Young master, let's find another one! There is a riot there, that one."
She was really afraid of ghosts, but when she saw his eyes full of excitement, she knew that he was already moved. Before she finished speaking, she heard the mule driver's answer. The curtain suddenly became angry. At this point, the matter became eight points, and there was no need to ask any more.
Sure enough, Li Qing turned around and patted the confused yellow dog and smiled: "With it here, you don't have to be afraid of anything. Besides, have you forgotten what I did?"
Li Qing was in high spirits, grabbed the horse whip and threw it in the air, and sang loudly: "Master Li Tian takes action! One is two,......"
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The mule driver's relative exchanged the key for Li Qing's 300 cents and glared at the mule driver fiercely. If it weren't for him, how could these people know that the house was haunted? He originally offered a price of 100 cents, but the young man paid 30 cents at one gulp, and it was extremely reluctant. After several bargains, he finally made a deal for fifty cents. This was far from his reserve price of 80 cents, but he could do nothing. After all, this house has been empty for two years, so it's okay to make a little profit!
"There is only this key. If you lose it, you have to change the lock yourself. The barrel in the well is broken. You need to buy one by yourself. If you don't want to renew the lease in half a year, you must tell me one month in advance."
After the landlord got the money, he snorted at the mule driver again, and then he left. The mule driver was blushing and depressedly unloaded the things for them, but he did not dare to rush to Li Qing. After all, the account has not been settled yet! Li Qing smiled and asked him a hundred cents, thanked him, "Thanks to my brother, otherwise I would have to stay in the inn tonight. This is the wages for you, at the price we agreed upon."
After counting the money, the mule man didn't give him a penny. He stared at Li Qing in a daze. He had originally expected him to give him a thank-you gift for introducing the house. He was flushed and a sentence came out for a long time: "You guys! I can't send my home within a year, so I wrote my word "Wang" upside down!"
Li Qing smiled slightly, but ignored him and only gave a wink to Jian'er. He went to move things by himself. The mule man looked at his back and shook his head helplessly. He drove the car to leave, but was pulled by Jian'er and handed him a cloth bag and said, "This is two hundred cents. Thanks to your help these days, it's a thank you!"
The mule man was startled and hurriedly refused: "You have already given the wages, so how can you ask for more? Besides, if he knows it." His mouth rushed to Li Qing's back and whispered: "Will the life of the lady be sad at that time?"
"My young master is not the kind of person you think." Lian'er explained with a smile: "This money is what he asked me to give you."
"Is that?" the mule man hesitated to take it, "Then why is he petty and scheming about renting a house, which makes me embarrassed in front of my relatives."
Lian'er shook his head and said, "Uncle, you have been with us all these days. Don't you understand? It's really not easy for us to make money. We get up early and go to bed late, and we work hard under the scorching sun. He wants to do something, so if you can be frugal, you will be frugal, and the rent is cheaper, but your relatives have not lost it. He is not unkind. He has kept it in mind for you to help us so much. He has actually prepared the money long ago."
"So that's the case. I misunderstood him, but he just gave it to me directly. Why did you ask the lady to turn it around? It's such a waste."
"Uncle just takes the money, don't ask too much." Lian'er didn't want to explain anymore, and she also understood in her heart that this was because Li Qing really didn't like this mule man.
Chapter completed!