At noon, the streets along the Qinhuai River are extremely noisy. This is a block located near the dock. "There are many shops, and goods are busy going up and down. There is a large warehouse behind the small shop where Su's Cloth Co., Ltd." The door opens from the side, making it easy to enter and exit.
"At this time, a whole shipload of goods was being transported from the dock." Goods, porters, and clerks were constantly coming in and out, making the whole scene a bit crowded.
Nowadays, floods in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River have severely affected various places, and the victims are still gathering here." Once the Jiangning city gate is closed, the next situation is likely to last for a month or two. Once the city gate is closed, the business of cloth shops in the city will be sure
It will be damaged, but the goods still need to be adequately prepared. This has happened in the past, but now it is just a step-by-step process.
The outer layer of the warehouse looks like a large drug store. The huge shelves display some cloth boxes and store various dyes. At this time, some samples that need to be carefully stored are still being brought in and placed on the counter for the shopkeeper and those responsible for this aspect.
The clerk looked at it, but at this time, in addition to shopkeeper Liao who was in charge of the store and warehouse, Su Tan'er, the owner, was also looking at the things here at the counter.
The breath of early autumn has just gotten rid of the heat, and the weather is still not necessarily cool. Su Tan'er is dressed in a simple woman's dress today, with a white skirt and sky blue skirt and cuffs. It is not necessarily complicated, but simple and refreshing without losing the atmosphere.
"While others were busy inside and outside the store," she also walked around the drug store-like counter, opening a newly delivered box from time to time to look and smell it, or opening a small drawer of the cabinet inside to see what was originally there.
things, giving one or two instructions from time to time.
"Cinnabar, madder, alum, malan huā, this is holly. There is something wrong with these sage leaves. Shopkeeper Liao, come and have a look. In addition, the gallnuts over there are also moldy. They are only used for logarithms. The moldy ones are still
Change it out. Is it because of water seepage? I will find someone to do it there this afternoon... Ah, "Xing'er, come...", "It will take another hour to unload the boat. The ship is not waiting for anyone. Call me."
Let’s continue unloading over there. The food at Longqing Tower should be better prepared, including meat, and a boat will arrive in the afternoon. We will be very tired today. Let’s see if we can finish unloading before then. There must be enough tea. In addition, there must be enough tea at the corner of the street.
While buying a load of jelly, I like to drink it to quench my thirst. There are many kinds of things put into the warehouse this time. There are many raw materials for making dyes, as well as dyes that have been made, silk, and finished cloth.
There are even looms. There are many things, and they are all stuffed into this warehouse, and some are even distributed to other warehouses. While the porters and guys are busy, Su Tan'er and Xing'er
Such a woman is mixed in, but there is no incongruity at all." This is mainly because Su Tan'er is already familiar with these things.
If she doesn't come over, "Shopkeeper Liao can probably figure out the things here by herself." But if she comes over, the welfare of these workers will probably be better. If time is tight and the tasks are heavy, sometimes she can get it done in advance.
She got some reward money in her hands. When she really needed help from others, she was never stingy in this regard.
Instructing Myolie to deal with the food and drink matters. After finishing the instructions at the counter, she went out and walked to the pier. Shopkeeper Liao and a waiter quickly followed behind. This street is also a mixed bag, although there is no sea at the old pier.
Qingfang is so chaotic, but it is also home to three religions and nine streams. There are also various interests involved behind the busy business, and gangs are fighting for it. Every few days, there will be big and small fights. But Su Tan'er has already
After getting familiar with the atmosphere here, she walked forward and helped the two guys carrying the box to hold up the box. When the two guys quickly thanked her, she just smiled and said, "It's okay. Come on over."
The street was bustling with people and various shops and merchants. When they passed by a young man in a hurry, Su Taner suddenly stopped. The man also looked back and saw that one of his hands was holding
It was the pink and white sachet that was originally hung on Su Tan'er's waist. At this time, the weak-looking woman grabbed the other end of the sachet with one hand and refused to let it go. The next moment, the man grabbed the sachet with force and ran away.
"He was thrown to the ground by the waiter who followed Shopkeeper Liao.
The crowd became confused for a moment. Su Tan'er's right hand was probably strangled by the rope of the sachet. At this time, she clenched her fist and watched this scene with a frown. The young man got up and continued running, taking two steps.
, he was suddenly punched to the ground by a big man coming towards him.
Blood spattered out. Su Tan'er turned her head and squinted her eyes slightly, then picked up the sachet and helped the guy up. He lowered his head and hung the sachet back on his waist, sighed and walked quickly forward. The person behind
The beating continued: "Damn it! I'll blind you!"
There was a small tea stall with a pergola by the river not far from here. At this time, a group of people were sitting and resting in the pergola. The leader was a middle-aged man with a thin body but sharp eyes. When he saw her coming, he smiled.
Then he stood up and clasped his fists: "Miss Su."
"Uncle Jing Wu." Su Tan'er greeted with a smile, then looked back, "Thank you, Uncle Jing, I haven't encountered anything like this for a long time."
"Haha, I don't know how a new kid from somewhere can come out and fool around if he doesn't know how to move. Since Miss Su has sympathy, let's forget it here, otherwise one of his hands will be destroyed."
"It's not a big deal. If you lose one hand, it will be difficult to do other things in the future..."
This middle-aged man named Jing Wu is one of the gang bosses in the dock area. He has a fatal relationship with Geng Huyuan. Therefore, Geng Huyuan has already known about Su Taner. Here Jing Huyuan
Wu waved his hand, "The beating stopped there. After Su Tan'er thanked her, she went all the way to a cargo ship at the dock. Juan'er was taking a small book on the ship and counting some things. Among the three maids, Juan'er
Er's mind is the most calm and thoughtful, so she is usually left to handle these detailed matters.
It was white clouds in the afternoon, and after a boatload of goods was unloaded, Myolie had already ordered food. The porters and cloth shop workers gathered in the arbors by the river to eat. Myolie took a pot of tea.
Walking around, as the eldest maid, her position in Su Mansion is no worse than that of Shopkeeper Liao. This is also a symbolic circle. Juan'er and Su Tan'er sat at a table not far away, holding hands.
They were sorting out a pamphlet, and what they were going to eat was similar to the others. Lunch was not a fixed rule these days, but for the rest of the people who did physical work, it would be better to eat more.
.
The story about someone stealing Su Tan'er's sachet and being beaten like that had already spread among everyone, and Juan'er was also asking: "Miss," did someone steal your stuff before?"
"Well, I was beaten by Master Jing Wu's people." Su Tan'er simply responded, and Juan'er nodded "Oh".
For others, the topic is obviously much more complicated.
Some porters don't know Su Tan'er's identity very well." There are also new workers in the cloth line.
At this time, people were whispering among the crowd, and they obviously couldn't understand why such a delicate woman would come here to take care of these things. This kind of woman should obviously be a layman when it comes to business." But then again, food and drink
It was really well prepared.
These doubts appeared in small pieces, and of course someone would explain them later.
"Our young lady is not simple, what do you know..."
"In the future, I will take care of the entire Su family."
"Can't you figure it out? Of course you can't figure it out..."
"Even though the young lady looks so cute, she is not aggressive either, but she is very impressive when it comes to taking care of things...", "The power of others is hidden in their hearts. If she really gets angry," those young masters of the Su family and so on.
I don’t even dare to breathe in front of her..."
"How about it, can't you think of it? After doing this for a long time, you will realize that Miss Zun is just a lady." But she has many more things on her mind than you..."
Soon after, the second big ship docked, and everyone took action again. Xing'er was responsible for helping to control the overall situation without any problems. "She is good at this. Juan'er ran to the ship to count some valuable things first, and there were no problems." Su Tan
Sitting at the table in the pergola, I turned my head and looked at the big ship and the situation on the other side of the dock. On the other side, where Jing Wuyi's men gathered, some people looked over here during the chat. They were familiar.
unfamiliar.
"What can this woman do when she comes here..."
"This woman is not a mortal...",..."
"Damn, she's so beautiful. You said it's so nice for such a beautiful girl to show up and do business..."
"Stop talking nonsense, others can do better business than you."
"can not tell."
"If she can marry me as my wife, damn... tsk..., you said she really won't marry." Women just want to marry, to raise their husbands and raise their children...", "You are stupid too.
Ah, haven’t you seen that people are all dressed up as married people? When I came here before, they were always dressed as men, but even if they are dressed up, they still look handsome..."
"Married?", "Yes, I heard that I got a son-in-law" who is a scholar.", "A spineless man."
"The Su family is rich. Didn't you just say that I would marry you? Can you marry such a woman without getting married?"
"But he was a scholar, and when he got married, he was pushed aside." But I am different..."
"Hey, this woman is really powerful." She is powerful in her heart. She won't lose her temper with you or say anything harsh to you, but you have to listen to her. Even if you are stronger, you still want to dominate others...
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The dock is extremely busy inside and outside. The shopkeepers and stewards of each shop will be nearby to watch or simply go to help. Among all such people, the nineteen-year-old Su Tan'er is probably the most unique and eye-catching one. She is young and beautiful.
, is friendly to people, makes people like and puzzle at the same time. "Behind the seemingly ordinary figure, there is also an indescribable sense of propriety and distance." His appearance, family background, and talents can often make many people feel ashamed of themselves.
After all, it was hard for her to stay out in public for too long. After looking at the pergola by the river for a while, she got up and walked towards Su's shop. Then she seemed to have discovered something, frowned, smiled, and trotted across the street. Although she had
"Plain" but always appeared calm, and now she looked like a girl. When she got to the other side of the street, she met a passerby who came by. The man showed a slightly surprised expression, and then he started laughing.
Everyone saw Su Tan'er smiling and saluting, and then chatting on the roadside.
From the attitude and expression of the salute, it seems that it is a woman's gesture towards her husband or lover, because the feeling is intimate and casual.