Muchuan said with a smile, he actually wanted to thank the British man for speaking slowly and unhurriedly, so that he could hear clearly.
He suffered a heavy blow from Americans in later generations. He thought that his spoken English was good enough to talk to foreign friends. Unexpectedly, the first person he came into contact with was an American. His lightning-fast speaking speed hit him directly.
retreat.
"It's okay! Sir! Can you teach me? My young master?"
The shopkeeper suddenly felt that he was already old and there was no need to suffer such a fate. He could just let the young master learn from it.
Muchuan thought for a moment and realized that teaching English was not impossible, but the scope of use of English was very small. Most people coming to Datang now come from East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, and very few from Europe.
Moreover, English at this time was only the language of the British, and there were so many fragmented countries in Europe that spoke different languages.
It doesn't make much sense to just teach English.
But since the shopkeeper said so, he couldn't refuse directly.
"Then just wait until your young master makes the decision and come to me."
Muchuan said.
When the shopkeeper heard this, he knew that it was definitely possible. He thanked her repeatedly and sincerely, which made Muchuan suspect that the shopkeeper must be a member of the Fang family. Otherwise, why would he value the training of the young master of the Fang family so much.
"Sir, how much does this cost?"
The tall-nosed man asked holding a roll of silk.
The shopkeeper walked over quickly and his eyes lit up when he saw it!
This is the most expensive product in the silk shop! Because it is too expensive, only a few nobles will buy it.
Moreover, the nobles only bought a little bit, so although the silk was good, it was difficult to sell.
"It's not expensive, it's only twelve feet per foot! If you buy them all, you can get a 20% discount!"
"This roll of silk is very good. If you touch it, it is soft and silky. It will look very nice when made into clothes!"
The shopkeeper was promoting so hard that he almost forgot that he was facing a group of people who didn't understand.
The high-nosed man watched the shopkeeper's mouth fly rapidly, but he couldn't understand a word, so he looked at Muchuan aside.
"What he means is that if you buy them all for ten taels of silver per foot, you can get a discount of eight taels per foot."
Muchuan also took great care to translate the 20% off into real numbers to make it easier for foreigners to understand.
Fortunately, gold and silver circulate around the world, otherwise there would be no way to negotiate this price.
When Gao Nozhi heard this, his expression was troubled.
"This roll of silk is indeed very good, but the price is too expensive. I'm afraid I can't accept it."
Muchuan translated Gao Naibian's words to the shopkeeper.
"Is your price too high? Even if I don't buy cloth, it sounds expensive."
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "If you ask for a higher price, it will be fine if they bargain for a lower price."
I didn't expect that it would be embarrassing if I didn't bid for someone with such a high nose bridge.
"Then you make an offer and I'll negotiate it for you."
Muchuan suggested.
The shopkeeper was so grateful that he quickly said six liang.
Muchuan shook his head, six taels compared to the original price of ten taels, the price is too low, I'm afraid the other party will feel that the shopkeeper is not sincere, arbitrarily quoted, and leave directly.
"Don't worry, friends, our silk is of the highest quality in Datang, I believe you have seen it.
The price is not expensive at all, and there are discounts if you buy them all.”
"If you think it's expensive, you can read the volume next to it."
After saying that, he quickly asked the shopkeeper about the price, and the shopkeeper quickly told him.
Muchuan thought about it and raised the price a little bit.
"If you buy all this volume, it only costs six taels."
"Of course, there are the cheapest ones over there, you only need one or two.
But I guess you don’t like the quality.”
That roll was for processing by the shopkeeper, so the price was marked aside.
Gao Nose and others looked at the second best and worst recommended by Muchuan.
They found the second best silk, which they had seen elsewhere, and the price was one tael cheaper than here in Muchuan.
But the worst roll is much cheaper than others.
They discussed it for a while and thought that this store only sold high-end silks, so they looked down upon poor silks.
Stores that sell high-end silk generally have better quality.
It's the same all over the world. The rich and powerful buy more high-end things, and stores won't fool the rich with defective goods.
After thinking about this, they decided to have a high nose bridge.
"If the price of this roll can be lower, we will buy it all."
"In addition, we also want the cheapest roll."
The best ones are sold to the royal family, and the cheapest ones can be sold to wealthy businessmen at high prices.
Muchuan had to admire the people with the high nose bridge. Sure enough, businessmen all over the world were the same.
"Since you are so sincere, I can make the decision and make it cheaper by one tael. I can't lower my price any further, my friend."
Muchuan said sadly, as if he had made up his mind.
"make a deal!"
As he said that, Gao Nozhi stretched out his hand and shook hands with Muchuan as if he was extremely happy.
Muchuan also shook his hand and told the shopkeeper the good news.
The shopkeeper was overjoyed in his heart, but he looked at Muchuan's face and acted obediently.
Seven ounces to one foot, seven ounces to one foot!
He sold it to the powerful for only 6 taels! When he packed it all up and sold it, the price was as high as 7 taels!
He must buy a roast chicken to soothe his excited soul!
After completing the formalities, Gao Nose held the rolled silk and asked Xiang Muchuan again before leaving.
"Sir, can you help us translate in the past two days?
We can pay you."
The tall nose said.
"Sorry sir, I have my own work to do and can't help you anymore."
Muchuan said apologetically.
"Well, I hope we can become friends in the future."
Gao Nozi said, shaking hands with Muchuan again.
Muchuan smiled and shook hands and said goodbye to the group of people.
Fang Cheng had known for a long time that foreigners were being entertained in front of him, but he was just afraid of affecting business, so he kept listening behind the screen.
Fang Cheng was also very excited when he heard Muchuan's fluent bird singing! He also wanted to learn it!
So as soon as Muchuan finished seeing off the people, Fang Lili immediately appeared.
"Master Mu, I also want to learn that bird song you mentioned!"
"I know, I know, your shopkeeper has made an appointment in advance."
Muchuan said angrily, he already knew that Fang Cheng was behind the screen. No one would notice such a big human-shaped shadow.
"Will I be able to talk to other foreigners after learning this?"
Fang Cheng asked expectantly. He seemed to have seen himself reaching the top of the world's trade.
"You think too much. If you are asked to learn a Japanese language, you will be able to speak the world's languages?"
Muchuan rolled his eyes at him.
Fang Cheng slapped his forehead, and he remembered the joke told by the children on the street: There are only two countries in the world, one is our Tang Dynasty, and the other is foreign countries.
Now he typically treats foreign languages as foreign languages.
Fang Cheng cried in his heart, how could he be as stupid as Fang Xin and couldn't even understand such a simple question!
Seeing Muchuan go to the backyard, Fang Cheng quickly chased after him.
