When they arrived at the Chengnan Market, Ning Wei and other shopkeeper Liu parked the car and started shopping along the street with him. When they met Mi Xing, they went in to take a look.
The two of them walked to Da Heng Rice Shop on Yanming Street and saw that the door of the shop was crowded with people.
When Ning Wei saw the words "Daheng Mihang", her heart tightened. This Daheng Mihang had caused her a lot of trouble in her previous life.
When Shopkeeper Liu saw that Mi Xing was surrounded by people, he couldn't help but frowned and looked around alertly.
After meeting that gang in the restaurant, Shopkeeper Liu's heart was still hanging in a knot.
Where there are many people, there are also many disputes.
To be on the safe side, he didn't want to join in the fun, so he turned to look at Ning Wei and said, "My boss, let's go to the next one!"
Ning Wei stood on tiptoe and looked in, shaking his head and saying: "No, let's take a look first to see what's going on!
Who knows, we will encounter the same thing in the future. Experience is the best teacher. If you don’t learn now, when will you wait?”
Shopkeeper Liu wanted to continue persuading him, but Ning Wei looked very interested. He knew that persuading was useless, so he had no choice but to accompany Ning Wei.
Ning Wei stood on tiptoe and looked inside, and said to the woman beside her: "Auntie, what happened? Why are there so many people watching?"
The woman turned her head and glanced at Ning Wei. Seeing this handsome young man with eyes like bright stars and a face like a crown of jade, her eyes lit up and she thought to herself, the young man is too good-looking.
Perhaps because of her love for beauty, the woman said enthusiastically to Ning Wei with a smile on her face: "The slave family has just arrived.
I heard that this shop was cheating students by selling old rice as new rice to a scholar who came to Beijing to take the exam. The scholar refused and came to ask for an explanation."
The woman spoke in a low voice, perhaps because she was afraid that Ning Wei could not hear her clearly, so she leaned towards Ning Wei and touched her shoulder intentionally or unintentionally.
Ning Wei turned to look at the woman. When the woman saw her looking over, she raised an eyebrow at her and said softly: "The young man is so handsome!"
Ning Wei felt goosebumps rising, and nodded towards the woman, "Thank you!"
After saying that, Ning Wei turned sideways and squeezed in. Firstly, she wanted to stay away from the woman, and secondly, she wanted to squeeze in to see what was going on.
Most people who are in the rice business care about their reputation.
She wanted to find out what kind of shop in the Daheng rice trade would dare to earn such money without conscience, which would lead to the destruction of the future.
Shopkeeper Liu saw Ning Wei squeezing in and hurriedly followed him. He said, "The little one is walking in front, and the boss is following closely behind the little one."
Ning Wei nodded in agreement: "Okay!"
Shopkeeper Liu was a big man and moved forward to clear the way. Ning Wei followed closely behind and squeezed into the shop without any effort.
"How can any of you do business like this? I spent three taels of silver to buy a stone of rice, and I clearly agreed that I wanted this new rice.
You said it well in person, but if you change your mind, just change it and replace it with old rice that has been used for many years.
Let’s all comment, is there anyone doing business like this?”
A buyer in a moon-white brocade robe, with a flushed face, reasoned with the shopkeeper.
The buyer looks to be in his early twenties, somewhat thin, and speaks Hangzhou Mandarin.
Shopkeeper Liu leaned over and whispered to Ning Wei: "The man in the lake-blue gown is the shopkeeper of this shop. His surname is Zhu. He has a smiling face, but he is a violent and ruthless boss. He is the famous Smiling Tiger in Nancheng.
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Ning Wei nodded, indicating that she understood.
Shopkeeper Zhu has a smiling face, and he looks like a smiling tiger.
"My guest, you can eat randomly, but you can't talk nonsense. Do we businessmen know the importance of reputation?
If you slander us with such red lips and white teeth, we can file a lawsuit." Shopkeeper Zhu said unhurriedly.
The buyer's eyes widened with anger, he pointed back at himself and asked, "Am I slandering you? I came to your shop to buy rice, and the rice I bought was the best in your shop.
You give me a shoddy product and then turn around and slander you?
Let’s ask everyone to be reasonable. Do you want to be so unreasonable? If you sue the official, sue the official. I, Mr. Xu, don’t believe it. There is no place for reasoning in the world.”
Shopkeeper Zhu folded his arms and said arrogantly: "The rice I gave you is the best rice.
You didn't inspect the goods on the spot, and you complained later? Who do you blame?
Let me tell you, even if you go to the end of the world, this is the same, and if the goods leave the store, I will not be responsible.
Who knows if you dropped the bag yourself and turned around to frame us!
Our shop has been operating on Yanming Street for decades, and this is the first time we have encountered something like this.
I'm telling you, I've said the ugly things up front, but if you cause trouble here today and affect the business in the shop, you have to compensate for this loss.
A poor scholar doesn't even bother to ask about the reputation of our Daheng Rice Shop, so he comes looking for bad luck."
Ning Wei looked at Shopkeeper Zhu coldly, he was just a piece of meat.
There is no reason for this kind of person, and arguing with this kind of person will only make you angry to death.
Sure enough, Xu Shusheng was so angry that he couldn't speak. He pointed at shopkeeper Zhu and said: "You...you..."
Shopkeeper Zhu raised his hand to block Xu Shusheng's hand, took a step forward, and pushed against Xu Shusheng with his broad and plump chest.
He said with great disdain: "I, what's wrong with me? I think you are a scholar and I don't care about you. I will spare you this time and get out of here!"
A discerning person will know at a glance that this shop is cheating customers.
Ning Wei approached Shopkeeper Liu and asked in a low voice: "Who does Hengda Rice Shop work for? Who does Shopkeeper Zhu work for?"
If she remembered correctly, Hengda Rice Store was owned by the Qin family.
The Qin family collected piles of old rice from nowhere, allowing their family to make a fortune during the next food shortage...
Shopkeeper Liu replied softly: "I don't know much about it, but looking at Shopkeeper Zhu's style, my boss must have a good background."
Ning Wei understood, nodded, and warned: "Check it out carefully later. From now on, we will be walking with them."
Shopkeeper Liu nodded in agreement.
Over there, Xu Shusheng was speechless by Shopkeeper Zhu, and stared at Shopkeeper Zhu angrily.
The store sold him old rice with shoddy goods, but he was obviously justified... A few words from the profiteer in front of him changed his attitude from reasonable to unreasonable.
Xu Shusheng clenched his teeth, and the veins were faintly visible on his temples.
"Why are you staring at me? Is what I said unreasonable? Get out of here! Don't delay my business." Shopkeeper Zhu said as he waved his hand impatiently, chasing Xu Shusheng away like a dog.
"Everyone, go and do what you are supposed to do. Stop gathering around and disperse. We still have business to do!"
Just as people were about to disperse, Ning Wei took a step forward and walked to Xu Shusheng. She lowered her head and looked at the cloth bag in front of him, "Let me see what kind of rice this brother has to ask for even if he puts down his face."
A fair sentence."
Ning Wei said this sentence very cleverly, avoiding the pitfall of shopkeeper Zhu that he was irresponsible after the goods left the store. He said Xu Shusheng's grievances in an understatement and asked for justice at the cost of putting down his face.
Make those who were about to disperse stop and turn their heads to look over.
