Chapter 519: There is a salt shop and a storm is coming
Huang Yueying is here...
In other words, Huang Yueying's arrival basically means that the Huang family is determined to completely rely on Yi Xiaotian's attention. Yi Xiaotian said that he invited Huang Yueying to come to the villa to work, but in fact he also prepared to protect him from the retaliation of the Family Alliance.
The plans of the Huang family, which has done so much for them.
As for Huang Yueying's arrival, the most excited people are not only Yi Xiaotian who knows Huang Yueying's skills, but also the skilled craftsmen brought by Huang Yueying.
You won’t know if you don’t ask, but you will know if you ask——
"The village owner doesn't know how many great things our young lady has done in Xiangyang?"
Seeing that Yi Xiaotian was confused by their reactions, some carpenters smiled and explained to Yi Xiaotian.
"Although the Huang family was raised by the Master and relied on the Cai family, it was our young lady who really gave the Huang family its current status!"
"Yes, yes, Master Yi, don't you know? More than half of the craftsmen in Xiangyang City were trained by Miss."
"Even the Du family's expansion of Fangyuan Pavilion was planned by the lady bit by bit from the house... Ordinary people may not know it, but if you ask about those aristocratic families, who doesn't know the name of the lady's craftsmanship?
"
Yi Xiaotian raised his eyebrows and turned around in surprise.
I saw Huang Yueying sticking out her tongue playfully and continuing the work at hand——
Yes, you don't know if you don't ask, but after asking, in the end, the Youjian Villa next to Xiangyang City is really inseparable from Huang Yueying.
Huang Yueying was already dexterous, so she came to the small courtyard on the mountainside and within two hours, she improved the previously troublesome drawings made by Yi Xiaotian and others.
Not only did she have a lot of building materials left for the villa, but she could also improve the utilization of resources on this basis... Not to mention the compactness of the buildings in each district, she also planned for Yi Xiaotian how to use that space in the future according to the terrain of the mountain.
A large area of mountainous land.
The key point is that Huang Yueying took action and saved Yi Xiaotian a lot of time——
A lot of time to continue with his next plans.
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The construction of the villa is in progress.
However, because the Huang family defected to Yi Xiaotian collectively, the Family Alliance could not find an ideal partner at all.
We can only close down merchants and shops that have cooperative relationships with the Huang family sporadically, and the provincial Huang family will stab them without their knowledge.
And in such an extremely peaceful day, something suddenly happened in Xiangyang City that was more symbolic than practical.
However, what seemed like a small thing to others directly attracted Ma Liang's attention.
"Keep an eye on me and see what kind of medicine they are selling in their gourds!"
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In the east of Xiangyang City, among the sweet-scented osmanthus, on Daliu Street, a shop quietly opened.
Isn't it strange? Xiangyang is a typical commercial town.
Merchants from the north and south travel here, and with the waterways crisscrossing the area, the flow of goods is absolutely smooth.
Coupled with the promotion of many aristocratic families, Xiangyang City is now the well-deserved economic center of Jiangnan.
Xiangyang is connected to the north and south by Chengbei Avenue, dividing the city atmosphere into two parts: east and west.
As for the two cities in the east and west, there are two markets. The west market is biased toward the wealthy area. The wealthy neighborhoods, including Baihua Lane and Pipa Lane, are where the Ma family, Cai family and other aristocratic families live.
The East Market is more market-oriented, with mostly small merchants and hawkers. Although the business is not large, it is full of liquidity and liquidity. If you want to experience the prosperity of Xiangyang, you can definitely go to the East Market.
There are relatively few shops in the West Market, and they are basically controlled by aristocratic families. For example, Fangyuan Pavilion is located in the heart of the downtown area. As soon as you enter the West Market, you can see the extremely conspicuous tall building of Fangyuan Pavilion from a distance.
As for the streets and alleys in the west of the city, not to mention Zhuojin Street, which are completely controlled by the Ma family, all the shops work for the Ma family.
Under such circumstances, a shop with extremely simple decoration quietly opened on Qinghe Street - turn east from the middle of Chengbei Avenue, pass through the busy city, cross the small bridge, and end on the east bank of Qinghe Street.
, the shop stood so quietly.
People were coming and going, and there were actually pedestrians passing by the Qinghe River. Those who saw the unique shopkeeper at the door probably wanted to take a curious look at the shop.
And if someone asks what is sold in the store, the shopkeeper will just lie down on the bench and point to the top of his head without raising his eyes, and the name of the store will appear clearly:
There is a salt shop.
The name couldn’t be simpler——
It's just strange that there is a salt shop here, except for a shopkeeper, it is empty.
"Shopkeeper, if your salt shop doesn't sell salt, then how can your shop make any money?"
"Selling salt?"
The shopkeeper yawned, quietly opened his eyes, and said to the passers-by with a smile:
"Salt must be sold, but now we only accept salt."
As he said that, two beautiful women suddenly walked out of the door. They were both slender and dressed in simple clothes. However, these simple clothes could not hide their elegant and refined temperament.
With the gold and silver hairpins on her head parted, the otherworldly and peerless beauty showed her sign towards the door——
"Coarse, green, and refined salt, no matter how big or small, all at the same price... Children and old men are not bullied!"
I don’t know if the huge signboard is for fun or something, but there is an empty shop, two beautiful women with different styles, and a shopkeeper who sleeps during the day. Such a shop does not sell salt, but it still has to buy salt from other people.
Buy salt in hand?
Finally, someone couldn't stand it any longer. They came forward and surrounded the maverick boss, saying:
"Brother, let's not talk about how your store is doing..."
"Just for the sale of salt, have you ever asked the princes in the city before doing the business?"
A young Confucian scholar who looked well-dressed came forward with a frown on his face. His words seemed to be accusatory, but in the final analysis, he actually meant no harm.
The shopkeeper opened his eyes, saw the visitor, yawned, and spoke feebly.
"Of course there is no such thing."
The shopkeeper continued to smile, while the two women beside him stood quietly on one side. Everyone looked at him with envy and jealousy.
Everyone is aware of the rules in the city. No ordinary people are allowed to do the salt and iron business without permission from aristocratic families.
In Xiangyang City, the Ma family and the Cai family are the gods, and their words are more effective than the emperor's golden words.
The young Confucian scholar seemed a little angry:
"Brother, I still hope you can listen to my advice...Those people are very well-informed. Don't worry about what kind of business you want to do. Salt and iron, these are the two things that I advise you to give up as soon as possible."
"If you still want to survive, just listen to my advice, close the door now and take down this sign..."
"Brother, that's right..."
The shopkeeper shrugged, seeming to agree with what he said.
Seeing that the young shopkeeper finally listened to the advice, the other party felt relieved.
However, the other party did not finish what he said.
"It's just that the person I'm waiting for has already arrived."
The shopkeeper smiled softly and raised his hand to point into the distance. The noise on Qinghe Street gradually became louder. There was a vague sense of pressure from the impending rain. It became even more severe with the arrival of a group of men and horses with unkind expressions.
