Wang Mazi, Du Scaru and others were so happy with their profits that their tone of voice when talking to others was three times more polite than usual. As Uncle Jiu said, with the surplus, the vendors are much more generous than before. Especially
It was Du Scaru. Li Xu saw with his own eyes that this miser secretly wrapped a large piece of tea brick when he closed the stall on the first day and stuffed it into the hands of the woman from the Xi tribe who was helping him look after the stall.
The woman thanked her repeatedly. Although she and Du Scaran didn't have many words to communicate with each other, their eyes for a moment were exceptionally gentle.
Li Xu had seen that kind of look before. At that time, Jin Jin was holding a bowl of medicine and complained that her uncle was not strong enough and was always sick, dragging her down to suffer. The words in her mouth were unpleasant, but the look she looked at her uncle was the same.
There is no difference.
For a moment, Li Xu was a little absent-minded. Wang Mazi's face was no longer so disgusting in his eyes. And the image of Jin Jin, holding a knife in one hand and twisting the chicken's neck with the other, became warm. What was even more warm was that the lamp in the house was always there.
He refused to light the oil lamp too brightly, and before leaving, his father and mother were tossing and turning under the oil lamp to prepare their luggage.
A soft and warm feeling enveloped him and made him deeply intoxicated. Even when a late guest asked about the price of Sichuan Brocade, he was unable to answer in time.
"Young man of the Han family, didn't you hear Sister Eru asking you? Why are you in a daze?" A clear scolding woke Li Xu from his memories. This was an authentic Chinese dialect, and the hint of slyness in it had already lingered in his mind.
It is an indelible trace in my memory. Therefore, there is no need to dare to look up.
"Tao Kuo, don't be so rude to your guests!" Another gentle voice came, stopping the girl's mischief in time.
Trying not to look into the guest's eyes, Li Xu stared at the Shu brocade in his hand and replied: "You, do you want to buy brocade? This is the best Shu brocade!"
"When you Han people talk about fine clothes and fine food, you are referring to this kind of fabric. Is it really very thick?" The soft Chinese complimented again. Out of politeness, Li Xu had to raise his head to say hello. He immediately appeared in a goose-yellow skirt.
In front of him, next to the goose yellow, was a dazzling aqua blue color that dazzled him so much that he didn't dare to look directly.
"This is not silk, it is brocade. We usually wear it on very important occasions!" Xu Dayan's concentration was much better than that of Li Xu. He quickly recovered his mind after being surprised and answered in a very professional tone.
"Sister Eru, why don't you buy one and wear it when you get married? The flowers on the entire grassland will lose their color!" The voice of the girl in blue was as clear and bright as an oriole emerging from the valley.
"Really? Let me compare!" When the girl in yellow shirt called Eru heard her companion mention her marriage, her face did not show the usual shy look on women from the Central Plains. Instead, she happily pulled up a corner of the Shu brocade and gently
He put it lightly on his shoulders.
She is tall and slender, with fair skin, light blue eyes and blond hair. She looks very bright. At this moment, she is set off by the bright Shu brocade, which immediately makes the evening sun shine a little brighter. Look, look.
, Li Xu unknowingly forgot about the embarrassment, and looked at the girl quietly with his eyes, as if he suddenly understood what appreciation was.
Appreciation, appreciation without any impurity. Xu Dayan smiled and watched the girl wind half of the brocade back and forth around her body. The moment he heard that the girl in yellow shirt was ready to get married, he felt a little disappointed in his heart. But soon
Soon this loss was replaced by pure appreciation.
From the day he was born, striving for glory for his family has become the most important thing in his heart. Everything else is like passing smoke and will never bring any fetters to the young man's firm determination.
Li Xu felt a little sorry for Xu Dayan. In terms of appearance, the girl in the yellow shirt looked more attractive than the girl in the blue shirt, and her tone of voice was gentler. Xu Dayan was clean, elegant, and well-educated. He was originally a Pan An
Such a suave person. If he marries the woman in yellow shirt in front of him as his wife, the two of them will definitely become the most eye-catching couple for hundreds of miles around, whether outside the Great Wall or in the Central Plains.
"I'll compete too!" The girl in blue shirt saw that her sister had put on the Sichuan brocade, which made her look even more beautiful. Not to be outdone, she stepped forward and grabbed the other corner of the brocade. The two girls who exuded the breath of spring played with it like this.
It immediately attracted the attention of countless people around. Some people from Xi, who had come from afar, had already purchased the things they needed, but stopped and asked about the market situation of Shu Brocade.
The business of Li Xu and Xu Dayan is very prosperous today. The two of them are more pleasing to the eye than other traders, and the size of the goods is sufficient when shipping. In addition, Xu Dayan is good at stacking the goods, so it only takes half a day.
, Li Xu took away dozens of kilograms of crude tea, and more than a hundred pieces of lacquerware that Xu Dayan used to illustrate the story. The remaining goods were only a few pieces of Shu brocade that Li Xu brought. Xu Dayan gave these twill jacquards
Jin's pricing method is somewhat beyond his expectations, so he sees a lot of high-end products like this, but very few actually make up his mind to buy them.
"This is not silk and satin. It is thick and strong. Although it is expensive, it makes sense!" Li Xu saw more and more women from the Xi tribe gathered around him, so he tried his best to explain in Turkic language.
Zhang Sanshu and others had guessed correctly in advance that the people of the Xi tribe could not tell the difference between Su silk, Zhejiang silk and Lu silk. Different from the appreciation of the Central Plains people, their enthusiasm for the slightly higher price, soft and delicate Su silk
It is not as good as the slightly thicker Lu silk. As for why the Lin people made this choice, Hao Laodao, who is familiar with the character of the grassland people, explained to everyone: "Both men and women like to ride horses, and the thick Lu silk is stronger and more durable in their eyes."
Grind! Su silk is light and soft, but it makes them feel unreal!"
The thickness of Shu brocade is several times that of Lu silk, so Li Xu directly used thickness to explain the reason for its high price.
Although the item looks beautiful when placed on the stand, it is not so beautiful that it is irresistible. Putting it on the two girls is equivalent to allowing all the onlookers to imagine what it would look like if it were cut into clothes and worn on their bodies.
. Several young women from the Xi tribe were excited, and they came over one after another and turned over other Sichuan brocades with their hands.
"Broil, right? How many rawhides!" A tall man from the Sichuan tribe, with his arms crossed and many copper bells tied in his hair, stepped forward and pointed at a roll of scarlet Sichuan brocade.
There is no noun Jin, so he pronounced it in Chinese pronunciation, which sounded weird, as if someone had just broken the bridge of his nose.
"Red, for festive occasions, rawhide, enough, don't change it. One silver bell per foot. To change the copper bell, it will cost twenty!" Li Xu gestured with the ruler in his hand, and followed Xu Dayan's previous instructions to the lion head.
Open your mouth. This is his exclusive product, so he is not afraid of other vendors blaming him for disrupting the market.
The silver bells that women decorate on the edges of their clothes and on their wrists are smaller than copper bells, but the three of them weigh half a penny together. The copper bells that men decorate on the edges of their clothes and on their hair are very large. Twenty copper bells can be obtained.
If you go to Zhongyuan and sell it, it can be sold for hundreds of yuan. Therefore, any scroll of Shu brocade in Li Xu's hands can be sold, which will allow him to fully earn the initial capital.
The young Xi tribe man touched the thickness of the brocade with his hand, looked at the color against the setting sun, and showed a satisfied expression on his face. He shouted a few words into the distance, and passed by a Xi tribe member who was about the same age as the girl in yellow.
The woman, after discussing with the other party in a low voice for a while, began to untie the bell from her hair downwards.
The woman obviously didn't want to ruin her husband's majestic image, so she stretched out her hand and gently took the man's arm. She scolded her in a low voice, as if saying that her husband was too extravagant. Then, she took a small necklace from her wrist that was decorated with thin chains and small bells.
The bracelet was taken off and placed in front of Li Xu.
"Dang!" Li Xu was startled by the sweet sound of the silver bell. This was too much, one or two pieces of silver, which could be exchanged into silver cakes for copper coins, which could be exchanged for two thousand coins. Moreover, the style of the bracelet is really novel. If you can
If you sell it directly to a wealthy family, you can probably get it in exchange for 3,000 yuan.
But Xu Dayan didn't feel surprised at all. He put away the silver bracelet, unfolded the red brocade neatly, and measured it one foot at a time. After measuring ten feet, he smiled kindly at the man from the Xi tribe and gave up another foot.
Add the head. Cut it open with a knife, roll it up, and place it respectfully in the hands of the couple.
The man from the Sichuan tribe shook out his Shu brocade in the wind, folded it into three folds in the air, and draped it thickly on his wife. The young wife's cheeks were dizzy by the red brocade, and she gently leaned her head on her husband's chest.
Individuals leaned on each other, carrying tea leaves, silks, lacquer trays and other items in exchange, separated from the crowd, and slowly walked away.
A woman looked at the couple leaving with envy. She mentioned the red brocade in front of Li Xu, compared it with hers, sighed again, lowered her head and left. However, more women came around and touched their wrists, clothes, etc.
Pull off the silver bell from the corner and replace it with Shu brocade.
Before heading north, the Sichuan brocades Li Mao chose for his son were all in bright red and purple colors. For Han women, this color was a bit too bright. On the grassland, it just matched with the fresh and bright scenery around it. So this
This rich color is actually my favorite. I caress them one by one and can't put them down.
Seeing that the red brocade was about to be torn away by the women, the girl in blue became anxious. She stepped forward and grabbed Li Xu's hand, and ordered loudly: "I'll wrap up the rest to make a wedding dress for Sister Eru!"
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Before Li Xu could express his opinion, the woman in yellow shirt whispered, "Little sister, this is not good. There are other colors to choose from. I like that gold color, it just goes with their tribe's battle flag!"
"I, I still have a piece, enough, enough to make a wedding dress!" Li Xu blushed again at the girl's reckless behavior and stammered.
Although the people from the surrounding Sichuan tribe couldn't understand Chinese, they guessed from the girl's expression that she wanted to buy all the remaining red Sichuan brocade. They thought she was preparing for her future, so they laughed with good intentions.
"I didn't tell you earlier!" The girl glared at Li Xu fiercely, two red clouds flew up on her face, she stamped her feet and stepped aside.
"It's only a few feet, not a whole piece!" Li Xu explained with a blushing face. But he couldn't make the girl understand the custom that non-whole pieces of cloth would not be placed on the stall. (To be continued)