On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, there was a heavy snowfall in Taozhou and it was extremely cold. However, this did not stop the excitement in the market. After a busy year, it was finally the Chinese New Year, so naturally I had to buy some things.
Two carts had parked outside Xue Ji's shop, and another mule cart came over. The cart was already filled with New Year's goods. Before the cart could stop, the man in charge of dressing up jumped out of the cart and walked quickly into the shop.
The waiter hurriedly stepped forward to open the curtain.
The steward immediately asked: "Has the leather jacket we agreed on arrived?"
"We're here," the waiter said with a smile, "Don't worry, the shopkeeper has reserved it for you."
While they were talking here, a voice came from the room: "Isn't there another one? Why aren't you selling it?"
Shopkeeper Xue said with a smile: "I have paid the down payment before, how can I change hands and sell it to someone else?"
"You guys, why don't I give you five more coins? My second master saw that the second master of the Lu family was wearing it, so he wanted the same one. If he can't buy it, he won't be able to spend this New Year well." Lan
Shopkeeper Xue cupped his hands and said: "These items are really not good..."
After saying that, he sighed again: "I will go to Fengxia Village later to have a look. If they can come up with one more, I will definitely give it to you."
"Then why wait a while," the man said anxiously, "Why don't you come with me now? To be honest, I have been to Fengxia Village myself, but no matter what I say, they won't sell it, and they say they will all be ordered for you.
Already."
The man lowered his voice as he spoke: "Shopkeeper Xue did a really good job with this business. When others didn't know about Fengxia Village, you took down all the fur coats there."
Shopkeeper Xue said with a smile: "It happened by chance." But it was not by chance that the Zhao girl found Xue Ji's shop on her own. He quickly made a decision to do this long-term business with Fengxia Village.
The girl from the Zhao family also promised him before that even if there were individual visitors, she would not sell them. However, it was agreed at that time that Fengxia Village could sell its own fur coats, but the price would be more expensive than Xue Ji's. But this time, he
He bought all the fur coats produced in Fengxia Village and paid 50 gu as a deposit, and Fengxia Village promised not to give them to anyone else.
Shopkeeper Xue was secretly glad that he had agreed to sell the fur coats on consignment, otherwise he would have only stomped his feet and regretted it.
The two people were talking when the steward of the leather jacket came in and said, "Shopkeeper Xue, let's pick up the leather jacket we ordered."
Shopkeeper Xue greeted the guests with a smile, and then took out the wrapped leather jackets from the inner room for the steward to inspect. After a while, the steward left Xue Ji's shop under the envious eyes of everyone.
The person who spoke before couldn't help it anymore and grabbed Shopkeeper Xue's arm: "Quick, my car is outside. Come with me to Fengxia Village now, otherwise I won't be able to go back tonight.
Just stay in your shop."
Shopkeeper Xue had no choice but to hand over the shop to the second shopkeeper, and then take a car with that man to Fengxia Village.
"The fur coats in Fengxia Village are good," the man chatted with Shopkeeper Xue in the car, "but I heard that the people there are not very good and bully the immigrants from other villages."
Shopkeeper Xue was startled and raised his eyes: "Who said that?"
The man lowered his voice: "Perhaps you have been busy in the shop recently and don't know. Fengxia Village's reputation has spread because of its good leather coats, so many people are secretly inquiring and asking for some information."
Lan
Shopkeeper Xue said nothing and listened carefully to what the man said.
The man said: "Didn't Fengxia Village find many immigrants to come and help with needlework? They gave those women twenty cents a day."
When he heard twenty coins, shopkeeper Xue was stunned for a moment: "So few?"
The man nodded: "It wasn't just one person who said it, many people discussed it privately."
Shopkeeper Xue still didn't believe it: "Twenty cents, is there anyone who can do it?"
"Give them some food," the man said. "Those people have to work for a day, so Fengxia Village gives them some food, wild vegetable cakes, whole grains and the like. These immigrants are already short of food and clothing, so if they have something to eat,
I'll accept it if I have less money, but I heard that if the work is not done well, wages will be deducted."
"This is because we are sure that the relocated people will have to have this food no matter what, so we will suppress their wages to death. We also have a lot of fields at home, and we will let people cultivate them. This Fengxia Village is even more ruthless than us."
Lan
What popped into Shopkeeper Xue's mind was the appearance of the girl from the Zhao family. That girl didn't look like that kind of person. If she really cared about money, she wouldn't be so generous with the price. He had seen many times where money was a big deal.
You can recognize it at a glance without saying it, but you can figure it out once you do a business.
He didn't believe those words from the bottom of his heart. The Fengxia Village in that person's mouth was completely different from what he saw.
"I don't think it's possible," the man said, "One is saying bad things, but both are saying bad things about them? We are familiar with each other, so I would like to remind you to pay more attention to Fengxia Village and not to be deceived by them."
"What can you lie to me about?" Shopkeeper Xue said with a smile, "I give you money after you take the goods. I still have a good sense of this. Just don't worry."
After saying this, shopkeeper Xue fell into thinking again. He remembered the last time he went to Fengxia Village and saw people from other villages talking around the Zhao girl.
He glanced at it from a distance. Although he didn't know what they were talking about, he always felt that these people admired the Zhao family girl.
He intended to say a few words to the man, but after thinking about it more deeply, he didn't know what the man's intentions were, so he didn't speak.
When the two of them arrived at Fengxia Village, shopkeeper Xue got out of the car and walked towards the village.
Fengxia Village had undergone some changes from the first time he came here. The people here wore thicker clothes. He guessed that there might be shredded fur in them. There were also a lot more chickens and ducks in the village, and every household
There was smoke from the kitchen, and a lot of steamed dumplings were placed in the yard, prepared for the New Year.
Shopkeeper Xue entered the village and happened to be seen by Grandma Xu. Grandma Xu stepped forward and said: "Shopkeeper Xue, you are here. Are you looking for our Sister Luo?"
Shopkeeper Xue nodded.
Xu A'nai said: "Sister Luo and the others have gone to the village and are not at home. But Sister Luo said that if shopkeeper Xue comes, let us say that there are really no fur coats in the village, and there are not enough people inside and outside here.
I can’t do it anymore. If you still want to do it, I can only come back on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month to see.”
Shopkeeper Xue responded, turned to look at the man, and found that the man was looking into the village.
Shopkeeper Xue coughed, and the man looked away.
"Let's go," Shopkeeper Xue said, "I told you that it's really gone. If you don't believe it, your trip was in vain."
Shopkeeper Xue said goodbye to Grandma Xu and led the man out of the village.
The man walked out of the village and couldn't help but said: "Didn't you say that all the immigrants from the surrounding villages are coming? Why..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a commotion in Fengxia Village, and a man shouted: "You are not willing to give me twenty cents? It's the Chinese New Year, and the family doesn't even have food, so you don't need this little wages.
.”
That's what the man said. Several young men came out of the village and said a few words to the man. The man then walked towards the entrance of the village dejectedly.
Before Shopkeeper Xue came back to his senses, the man next to him had already taken two steps forward, apparently going to greet the man.
Shopkeeper Xue immediately frowned. The person he brought today was the manager of the Ding family. The Ding family was a wealthy family in Taozhou and had a caravan at home. The second master of the Ding family was interested in the leather jacket from Fengxia Village.
Shopkeeper Xue didn't take it seriously at first. The fur coats made of Zhaizi fur were rare for other families, but not for the Ding family, so they just asked. Unexpectedly, from then on, they would come to buy them every day.
I have already bought two pieces, which means that the second master of the Ding family has to wear them himself...
After thinking about the whole thing carefully, Shopkeeper Xue had a bad feeling. He didn't do anything bad, right? Will bringing the Ding family here rashly cause trouble to Fengxia Village?
Do the Ding family really want fur coats, or do they have other ideas?
Shopkeeper Xue thought of this and became defensive, unwilling to reveal more to the Ding family steward. Instead, he was eager to take the Ding family steward away.
But the manager of the Ding family obviously had his eye on the man from another village. He walked a few steps quickly and said to the man: "What's going on? Are you arguing with the people in Fengxia Village? The people in this village are pretty good. They can help the relocated people."
I don’t know how many people I’ve fed with this job!” Lan
When the man heard what the Ding family manager said, he had an angry look on his face: "How do you know? Who do they support? Do you know how much wages they give? After working for half a month, we can't get more than 200 yuan. This is to make us survive.