On the riverside, a large area of reeds is full of life, undulating with the wind, and a small boat is halfway out from the reeds.
Gu Yan was wearing a wide ramie gown, no belt, and a bamboo hat on his head. He was sitting on the bow of the boat, fishing with a fishing rod.
On the river covered with rain and fog, a small boat rose and fell with the wind and waves, heading straight for the reeds.
Approaching the reeds, the boatman stopped the oar and looked carefully. When he saw Gu Yan fishing, he hurriedly raised the oar and ran straight over.
The boat was about a foot away from Gu Yan's boat and stopped steadily. The boatman set up the oar, knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty."
"Thank you for your hard work." Gu Yan looked at the boatman and pointed his finger at the side of the boat.
"It's my job." The boatman kowtowed again, straightened up, leaned forward, and used the oar to catch the bow of Gu Yan's boat.
"Master Hui Shi, a total of nine groups of people have entered Linhai Town." The boatman lowered his voice and reported.
"Well, very good. You go with me to coordinate. When you get to Linhai Town, go and see Huang Xianzhou first and tell him that you and A Wu, who is next to Miss Li, are brothers of life and death." Gu Yan gave a low command.
"Yes, please tell me how far you can go, Prince Master?"
"If we go all out, if they can seize the entire Linhai Town dock, then it will be up to them." Gu Yan's voice was cold.
"Yes! I understand."
"Go." Gu Yan ordered and picked up the fishing rod again.
"My subordinates, please leave." The boatman put away the oars and half-knelt on the boat. The boat floated two feet away along the current. The boatman stood up, rocked the oar, and soon disappeared into the vast mist.
Gu Yan slowly put away the fishing line, looked at the empty hook, put down the fishing rod, and ordered: "Go back."
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In the blink of an eye, it was late June, and the business of collecting fine cloth on credit looms had spread from Guoxiang Hejia Village and Wuqiao Town Xiaozhang Village to Guoxiang and Wuqiao Town, as well as five or six surrounding villages.
With ten looms set out, about twenty pieces of fine cloth can be harvested every day.
Sister-in-law Yin's father-in-law, Mr. Zhang, was very dedicated to Sister-in-law Yin's new business. He went out early and came back late for seven or eight days in a row. He visited almost all of Pingjiang City. He carefully selected a wide five-bay facade and came to the door in person to persuade Li Jinzhu and Li Jinzhu to marry her.
Li Xiaonan bought the shop.
If they really wanted to do business in the long run, it would be more cost-effective to buy a shop. As for the money used to buy the shop, he lent it to them without any interest.
Li Xiaonan was very puzzled by Mr. Zhang's excessive enthusiasm, so she asked Sister-in-law Yin in a roundabout way. Sister-in-law Yin curled her lips and snorted coldly: "He is planning something! This matter has nothing to do with you. He wants to borrow money."
Give it to us, we’ll take it and talk to you later.”
When Li Xiaonan saw Sister-in-law Yin looking like Mr. Zhang owed her money, she didn't ask any more questions.
Needless to say, this must be a family matter. Let’s wait and listen to the gossip when Sister-in-law Yin wants to talk about it.
The cloth line follows the line of Yueyang preserved eggs, so it is named Yueyang cloth line.
This name made Sister-in-law Yin so happy that she couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear for several days. She lamented several times and said that Li Xiaonan was giving her face.
Li Xiaonan did not want to give face to Sister-in-law Yin. Firstly, she thought Yueyang sounded good. Secondly, she really couldn't think of another name. She was not good at naming.
The new shop was cleaned and repainted. Sister-in-law Yin suggested that instead of using those fancy decorations, just put up a counter. The counter should be short, and the simpler, the better. As long as the word "clean" is used, they should be like other cloths.
Same, this shop should have the same cloth as theirs, the goods should be good and really affordable.
Li Jinzhu and Li Yuzhu admire Sister-in-law Yin, and Li Xiaonan deeply agrees with Sister-in-law Yin's suggestions. After seeing half of the store's affairs, she let her go and let Sister-in-law Yin take care of things.
At the end of June, I picked an auspicious day and the new store opened with great success.
The firecrackers were played for nearly half an hour this time, and there was no need to invite Mr. Yin and Yang. They were still under the name of Yueyang. This was considered the opening of the semicolon, and there was no need to invite Mr. Yin and Yang.
Yueyang Preserved Egg Shop has long been famous in Pingjiang City. As soon as this store opened, people around it started buying it.
There are five new shops, three of which are used first, one sells preserved eggs and salted eggs, and the other two are cloth shops.
The grandmothers and daughters-in-law who came to buy preserved eggs either themselves, or were guided by Li Jinzhu from the preserved egg side, looked at the fine cloth and asked the price, and then they pulled up several feet of fine cloth one by one on the spot.
Each piece of fine cloth is different from the other. They don't care. They can't even buy a piece of cloth. They don't care whether this piece is the same or different from that one. It depends on which one is easier to pull.
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The most important thing is that this muslin is cheap! It is at least 20% cheaper than the muslin in the satin shop!
Summer is wearing muslin.
Sister-in-law Yin stood outside the counter, watching and listening to the reception introductions from all directions, shouting from time to time:
"Sister-in-law Liu is our regular customer, please give me an extra inch!"
"Aunt Zhang is our neighbor. Take out the few pieces of cloth I left and show them to Aunt Zhang. It's okay. I'm so busy that I don't have time to do needlework. I just look good and can't bear to sell it."
"Sister Zhao is my elder sister. Please wipe off the change and credit it to my account. Sister Zhao, you're welcome."
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The invited cloth-tearing boy responded loudly, measured the cloth neatly, tore the cloth and wrapped it.
Li Xiaonan sat in the corner, looking up at Sister-in-law Yin, who was graceful in all directions and her long sleeves danced perfectly.
What a talent!
Around noon, there were fewer people on the street and fewer customers in the shops. The two men in the cloth shop could finally sit down and take a breath.
Sister-in-law Yin was in a good mood. She ordered food from the restaurant next door and treated everyone to a sumptuous lunch.
Not long after finishing their meal, Li Xiaonan was about to go back when Matchmaker Miao entered the shop while talking to a woman with a gentle face.
"These two are not good people. Don't talk to each other." Sister-in-law Yin told Li Jinzhu and Li Xiaonan in a low voice, stood up, and greeted them enthusiastically.
"Oh, a bird was chirping above our door just now. I was thinking of some happy event, but it turns out that Grandma Miao is here. Hello, Grandma Miao, and hello, Aunt Wu, but I haven't seen you two for a while.
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Li Xiaonan shrank back, and Li Jinzhu followed Sister-in-law Yin two or three steps behind, only smiling and saying nothing.
"Amei's business is getting bigger and bigger, but it's incredible!" Matchmaker Miao stood at the door, turned around and looked carefully, "We came from your main office, and this new shop opened without even saying a word, if it weren't for today
I just happened to pass by your main number, so I really missed it."
"Mommy is so busy, how can I disturb her with such a trivial matter? It's rare for her and Aunt Wu to come over. I'll see if the fine cloth is good. If you like it, I'll give her a piece of material for a long gown. I'm afraid she will dislike it.
." As Sister-in-law Yin spoke, she took a few pieces of fine cloth and sent them to the Miao matchmaker.
"Thank you very much. I just want a fine cloth shirt. Sister Wu, please come over and help me guess which piece is better?" Matchmaker Miao quickly picked out the materials first.
"Both of these two pieces are good, so good that I can't let go of either piece." Aunt Wu held a piece of material in one hand, raised this hand, and then the other hand, with a look of reluctance.
Sister-in-law Yin’s smile did not change, but she did not speak.
"Both pieces are really good, what do you think, sister?" Matchmaker Miao held up two pieces of material and tilted it towards Sister-in-law Yin.
"If mommy likes them all, then take them all. I can still afford a piece of copper diamond." Sister-in-law Yin smiled affectionately.
"Thank you very much." Matchmaker Miao rolled up two pieces of fine cloth by herself without using a waiter, and put them under her arms. She looked at Aunt Wu and said with a smile, "Amei Yin is a generous person."
"No, Sister-in-law Yin's dowry was raised one after another. What a fuss. The Zhang family has a lot of money." Aunt Wu said with a smile.
"There is no money, I am poor and generous." Sister-in-law Yin didn't show anything on her face, her smile remained friendly.
Li Xiaonan sat in the corner and continued to look up to Sister-in-law Yin.
What a talent!
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Okay, keep owing.
In the morning, everyone tested positive for COVID-19, and in the afternoon, the newly purchased refrigerator arrived for installation, and everything was in chaos.
